{"id":92477,"date":"2025-06-01T11:25:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=92477"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:25:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:25:30","slug":"which-of-the-following-is-are-correct-while-inquiring-into-complaint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-is-are-correct-while-inquiring-into-complaint\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following is\/are correct ? While inquiring into complaint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following is\/are correct ? While inquiring into complaints under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, the National Human Rights Commission can<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. summon and enforce the attendance of witnesses and examine them on oath.<\/li>\n<li>2. seek discovery and production of any document.<\/li>\n<li>3. require any public record or copy thereof from any court or office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CISF-AC-EXE &#8211; 2017<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cisf-ac-exe-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cisf-ac-exe-2017\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is D. All three listed powers are vested in the National Human Rights Commission while inquiring into complaints under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Section 13 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, grants the NHRC the powers of a civil court trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, for specific matters.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 1: Section 13(1)(a) explicitly grants the power to &#8220;summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath&#8221;. This power is correct.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 2: Section 13(1)(b) explicitly grants the power to &#8220;requiring the discovery and production of any document&#8221;. This power is correct.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 3: Section 13(1)(d) explicitly grants the power to &#8220;requiring the requisitioning of any public record or copy thereof from any Court or office&#8221;. This power is correct.<br \/>\n&#8211; As all three statements correctly describe powers granted to the NHRC under the Act, all three are correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\n&#8211; Other powers granted to the NHRC under Section 13(1) include receiving evidence on affidavits (c), issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents (e), and any other matter which may be prescribed (f).<br \/>\n&#8211; These powers enable the NHRC to conduct effective inquiries into human rights violations by compelling attendance, gathering evidence, and accessing relevant records.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following is\/are correct ? While inquiring into complaints under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, the National Human Rights Commission can 1. summon and enforce the attendance of witnesses and examine them on oath. 2. seek discovery and production of any document. 3. require any public record or copy thereof from &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Which of the following is\/are correct ? While inquiring into complaint\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-is-are-correct-while-inquiring-into-complaint\/#more-92477\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Which of the following is\/are correct ? 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All three listed powers are vested in the National Human Rights Commission while inquiring into complaints under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. - Section 13 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, grants the NHRC the powers of a civil court trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, for specific matters. - Statement 1: Section 13(1)(a) explicitly grants the power to &quot;summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath&quot;. This power is correct. - Statement 2: Section 13(1)(b) explicitly grants the power to &quot;requiring the discovery and production of any document&quot;. This power is correct. - Statement 3: Section 13(1)(d) explicitly grants the power to &quot;requiring the requisitioning of any public record or copy thereof from any Court or office&quot;. This power is correct. - As all three statements correctly describe powers granted to the NHRC under the Act, all three are correct.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-is-are-correct-while-inquiring-into-complaint\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Which of the following is\/are correct ? While inquiring into complaint\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The correct answer is D. All three listed powers are vested in the National Human Rights Commission while inquiring into complaints under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. - Section 13 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, grants the NHRC the powers of a civil court trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, for specific matters. - Statement 1: Section 13(1)(a) explicitly grants the power to &quot;summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath&quot;. This power is correct. - Statement 2: Section 13(1)(b) explicitly grants the power to &quot;requiring the discovery and production of any document&quot;. This power is correct. - Statement 3: Section 13(1)(d) explicitly grants the power to &quot;requiring the requisitioning of any public record or copy thereof from any Court or office&quot;. 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All three listed powers are vested in the National Human Rights Commission while inquiring into complaints under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. - Section 13 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, grants the NHRC the powers of a civil court trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, for specific matters. - Statement 1: Section 13(1)(a) explicitly grants the power to \"summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath\". This power is correct. - Statement 2: Section 13(1)(b) explicitly grants the power to \"requiring the discovery and production of any document\". This power is correct. - Statement 3: Section 13(1)(d) explicitly grants the power to \"requiring the requisitioning of any public record or copy thereof from any Court or office\". This power is correct. - As all three statements correctly describe powers granted to the NHRC under the Act, all three are correct.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-is-are-correct-while-inquiring-into-complaint\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Which of the following is\/are correct ? While inquiring into complaint","og_description":"The correct answer is D. 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This power is correct. - As all three statements correctly describe powers granted to the NHRC under the Act, all three are correct.","og_url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-is-are-correct-while-inquiring-into-complaint\/","og_site_name":"MCQ and Quiz for Exams","article_published_time":"2025-06-01T11:25:30+00:00","author":"rawan239","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"rawan239","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-is-are-correct-while-inquiring-into-complaint\/","url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-is-are-correct-while-inquiring-into-complaint\/","name":"Which of the following is\/are correct ? 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This power is correct. - Statement 3: Section 13(1)(d) explicitly grants the power to \"requiring the requisitioning of any public record or copy thereof from any Court or office\". 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