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Who amongst the following are members of the Jury to select the recipient of 'Gandhi Peace Prize'? I. The President of India II. The Prime Minister of India III. The Chief Justice of India IV. The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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The jury for selecting the recipient of the Gandhi Peace Prize consists of the Prime Minister of India, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, the Chief Justice of India,[3] Speaker of the Lok Sabha and two other eminent persons.
Based on this composition, we can verify each statement:
- Statement I (President of India): **Not a member** - The President is not mentioned in the jury composition.
- Statement II (Prime Minister): **Member** - Explicitly listed.
- Statement III (Chief Justice): **Member** - Explicitly listed.
- Statement IV (Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha): **Member** - Explicitly listed.
Therefore, statements II, III, and IV are correct, making option C the right answer. The President of India, despite being the Head of State, is not part of this particular selection jury.
Sources- [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandhi_Peace_Prize
- [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandhi_Peace_Prize
- [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandhi_Peace_Prize
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Guest previewThis is a 'Polity-style' question applied to General Knowledge. While standard books don't list prize juries, the composition (PM + CJI + LoP) mirrors the 'High-Powered Selection Committee' structure found in statutory bodies (like NHRC or CVC). The trap is assuming the President (Head of State) sits on a working jury.
This question can be broken into the following sub-statements. Tap a statement sentence to jump into its detailed analysis.
- Statement 1: Is the President of India a member of the jury that selects the recipient of the Gandhi Peace Prize as of 2025?
- Statement 2: Is the Prime Minister of India a member of the jury that selects the recipient of the Gandhi Peace Prize as of 2025?
- Statement 3: Is the Chief Justice of India a member of the jury that selects the recipient of the Gandhi Peace Prize as of 2025?
- Statement 4: Is the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha a member of the jury that selects the recipient of the Gandhi Peace Prize as of 2025?
Defines the President of India as the head of the Union and explains how the President is chosen (indirectly elected by an electoral college).
A student could combine this with knowledge that many national prize juries are either chaired by the head of state or constituted separately to judge whether the President would normally be an ex‑officio jury member.
Shows the President has appointing powers (e.g., appoints Governors) and acts as the federal authority making formal appointments.
A student might use this to ask whether the Gandhi Peace Prize jury is an appointed body (thus plausibly appointed by the President) or an independent panel not involving presidential office.
Uses the term 'President' as the title of the head of a statutory commission (the National Commission), illustrating that 'President' can mean 'chairperson' of a body, not necessarily the President of India.
A student could check whether sources describing the prize list 'President' as part of the jury might refer to a commission chairperson rather than the President of India, avoiding a terminological confusion.
Provides examples of individuals who become President (political figures, affiliated with parties), underlining that the office is a high-profile political/constitutional post.
A student could use this to reason that if a prize jury is meant to be non‑political or expert‑led, inclusion of the national President would be notable and thus verifiable from prize rules or announcements.
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