Constitutional Bodies: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Polity)
1 previous year UPSC Prelims question on Constitutional Bodies (Polity). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
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UPSC 2006Polity · Constitutional Bodies
Q1. Which one among the following commission was set up in pursuance of a definite provision under an Article of the Constitution of India?
Explanation
Option (a) is incorrect: University Grants Commission (UGC) was established through the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, a legislation passed by Parliament. It is not a constitutional body.
Option (b) is incorrect: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was formed under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. It is a statutory body, not constituted by a constitutional provision.
Option (c) is correct: The correct answer is the Election Commission, as it is established under Articles 324 to 329 of the Indian Constitution. These articles outline the creation of the Election Commission and the framework for conducting elections in the country.
Option (d) is incorrect: Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) was initially set up through an executive resolution in 1964, later gaining statutory status through the Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003. However, it is not created by a specific constitutional article.
Answer key for these questions
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UPSC year
Correct answer
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2006
(c) Election Commission
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How many previous year UPSC questions are there on Constitutional Bodies?
This page covers 1 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Constitutional Bodies (Polity), asked from 2000 to 2023. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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Questions on Constitutional Bodies (Polity) are available for 13 years, from 2000 to 2023. Use the Year filter to practise a single paper.
