Question

The NHRC is a multi-member body consisting of a chairman and four members.
A. True
B. False

Answer 1

Hint: The NHRC is a statutory public body that was constituted on 12 October 1993. It was formed under the Protection of Human Rights Ordinance of 28 September 1993.

Complete answer:
NHRC can be expanded as the National Human Rights Commission of India. The statutory basis of it was given by the Protection of Human Rights Act (PHRA), 1993. The protection and promotion of human rights is the responsibility of the NHRC. Its headquarters is located in New Delhi, India and its Secretary-General is Jaideep Govind. The NHRC is a multi-member body that consists of a chairman and four members. The Chairperson is the one who has been a Judge of the Supreme Court or the Chief Justice of India. Out of the four members, one member is the one who has been a Judge of the Supreme Court or the one who has been the Chief Justice of India. Out of the other three, at least one should be a woman who has knowledge or practical experience relating to human rights. NHRC also has some functions. It not only protects human rights but also recommends a few measures for their effective implementation. For the effective implementation of the recommendations, it also studies treaties and other international instruments on human rights.

Thus, option (A) is correct.

Note: One of the functions of the NHRC is also to inquire into violations of human rights proactively or reactively, either by the government of India or the negligence of such violation by a public servant.