SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 47

SSC CGL - 4th June 2019 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q47

The Malimath Committee Report deals with:

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Criminal justice system reform.

The report of the Malimath Committee is related to

Criminal justice system reform  

What is ‘The Malimath Committee Report’?

  • The Malimath Committee Report was constituted to give recommendations on reforms in the criminal justice system.  
  • The committee submitted its report to Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani in 2003.
  • It gave 158 recommendations but these were not implemented by the successive government.
  • This involved reviewing the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973, the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, and the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860.