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Constitutional, statutory & regulatory bodies

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Prelims 2017 · Q39

X-Ray · Core #58 Medium

‘भारतीय गुणता परिषद् (QCI)’ के सन्दर्भ में, निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए :

  1. 1.QCI का गठन, भारत सरकार तथा भारतीय उद्योग द्वारा संयुक्त रूप से किया गया था ।
  2. 2.QCI के अध्यक्ष की नियुक्ति, उद्योग द्वारा सरकार को की गई संस्तुतियों पर, प्रधान मंत्री द्वारा की जाती है ।

उपर्युक्त कथनों में से कौन-सा/से सही है/हैं ?

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With reference to ‘Quality Council of India (QCI)’, consider the following statements:

1. QCI was set up jointly by the Government of India and the Indian Industry.

2. Chairman of QCI is appointed by the Prime Minister on the recommendations of the industry to the Government.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(a) 1 only · (b) 2 only · (c) Both 1 and 2 · (d) Neither 1 nor 2

उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English

Answer: (c) 1 और 2 दोनों

Both statements are correct. QCI is an autonomous society that the Government of India created in partnership with Indian industry, and its Chairman is nominated by the Prime Minister.

  • ✓ 1. A committee of ministries and industry recommended, and the Cabinet Committee accepted, that the quality body be built jointly by Government and industry. The result was QCI, a non-profit autonomous society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
  • ✓ 2. QCI's Council lists its Chairman as 'nominated by Prime Minister of India'. The Council has equal representation of Government, industry and other stakeholders.

Remember · QCI: autonomous society (1997) set up jointly by the Government of India and industry; its Chairman is nominated by the Prime Minister; the Commerce Ministry's DPIIT is its nodal department.

Sources

Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2017, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). Permalink ·

Prelims 2017 · Q90

Medium

निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए :

  1. 1.भारत का निर्वाचन आयोग पाँच-सदस्यीय निकाय है ।
  2. 2.संघ का गृह मंत्रालय, आम चुनाव और उप-चुनावों दोनों के लिए चुनाव कार्यक्रम तय करता है ।
  3. 3.निर्वाचन आयोग मान्यता-प्राप्त राजनीतिक दलों के विभाजन/विलय से संबंधित विवाद निपटाता है ।

उपर्युक्त कथनों में से कौन-सा/से सही है/हैं ?

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Consider the following statements:

1. The Election Commission of India is a five-member body.

2. Union Ministry of Home Affairs decides the election schedule for the conduct of both general elections and bye-elections.

3. Election Commission resolves the disputes relating to splits/mergers of recognised political parties.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only · (b) 2 only · (c) 2 and 3 only · (d) 3 only

उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English

Answer: (d) केवल 3

Only statement 3 is correct. The Election Commission itself, not the Home Ministry, fixes election schedules, it is not a five-member body, and the Symbols Order gives it the power to decide disputes over splits and mergers of recognised parties.

  • ✗ 1. Article 324 provides for a Chief Election Commissioner and such other Election Commissioners as the President fixes. In practice the Commission is a three-member body, the CEC and two Election Commissioners, with equal powers.
  • ✗ 2. The Election Commission determines the timing of elections and prepares the election schedule. The Home Ministry does not decide it.
  • ✓ 3. Paragraph 15 of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968 lets the Commission decide which rival group of a recognised party is that party, and paragraph 16 deals with amalgamation of parties. Its decision on rival groups is binding.

Remember · The Election Commission fixes election schedules, is a three-member body (CEC plus two ECs), and settles party-split disputes under para 15 of the Symbols Order, 1968.

📘 Read it in NCERT: Class 11 Indian Constitution at Work, Ch 3 (practise this chapter) · Class 11 Indian Constitution at Work, Ch 3 (practise this chapter)

Sources

Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2017, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). Permalink ·

Prelims 2017 · Q96

X-Ray · Core #17 Medium

किसी राज्य में राष्ट्रपति शासन की उद्घोषणा के निम्नलिखित में से कौन-से परिणामों का होना आवश्यक नहीं है ?

  1. 1.राज्य विधान सभा का विघटन
  2. 2.राज्य के मंत्रिपरिषद् का हटाया जाना
  3. 3.स्थानीय निकायों का विघटन

नीचे दिए गए कूट का प्रयोग कर सही उत्तर चुनिए :

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Which of the following are not necessarily the consequences of the proclamation of the President’s rule in a State?

1. Dissolution of the State Legislative Assembly

2. Removal of the Council of Ministers in the State

3. Dissolution of the local bodies

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 2 only · (b) 1 and 3 only · (c) 2 and 3 only · (d) 1, 2 and 3

उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English

Answer: (b) केवल 1 और 3

Under Article 356 the President takes over the State Government's functions, so the Council of Ministers necessarily goes. The Assembly need not be dissolved, because its powers pass to Parliament and it can be kept suspended, and the proclamation does not touch local bodies at all. So 1 and 3 are the ones that are not necessary consequences.

  • ✓ 1. Dissolution of the Assembly is not automatic. Article 356(1)(b) only says the Legislature's powers become exercisable by or under Parliament, and NCERT notes the Assembly may be suspended or dissolved, so both are possible.
  • ✗ 2. Removal of the Council of Ministers is a necessary result, because the President assumes the functions of the State Government under Article 356(1)(a). The item is therefore not in the answer set.
  • ✓ 3. Article 356 says nothing about Panchayats or Municipalities. They are constituted under Parts IX and IXA, and Article 243E(1) lets a Panchayat be dissolved only under a law in force, so President's rule does not itself dissolve them.

Remember · President's rule (Article 356) puts the State Government in the President's hands, so ministers go. The Assembly may be suspended or dissolved, and local bodies are unaffected.

📘 Read it in NCERT: Class 11 Indian Constitution at Work, Ch 7 (practise this chapter)

Sources

  • NCERT Class 11 · Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 7 “The Governor has the power to recommend the dismissal of the State government and suspension or dissolution of State assembly.”
  • Constitution of India (Ministry of Law and Justice), Article 356(1)(a) ↗ “assume to himself all or any of the functions of the Government of the State and all or any of the powers vested in or exercisable by the Governor … declare that the powers of the Legislature of the State shall be exercisable by or under the authority of Parliament … Every Panchayat, unless sooner dissolved under any law for the time being in force, shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer.”

Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2017, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). Permalink ·

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