Non-Constitutional Bodies: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Polity)
3 previous year UPSC Prelims questions on Non-Constitutional Bodies (Polity). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
Explanations state facts as of the year each question was asked; words like “recently” refer to that year.
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UPSC 2013Polity · Non-Constitutional Bodies
Q1. Consider the following statements: 1. The National Development Council is an organ of the Planning Commission. 2. The Economic and Social Planning is kept in the Concurrent List in the Constitution of India. 3. The Constitution of India prescribes that Panchayats should be assigned the task of preparation of plans for economic development and social justice. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect: National Development Council (NDC) and Planning Commission (PC) have been abolished now. NDC was an advisory body and used to advise the Planning Commission on planning and included all CMs and union ministers etc.
Statement 2 is correct: The Economic and Social Planning is kept in the Concurrent List in the Constitution of India.
Statement 3 is correct: Preparation of plans and implementation of plans for economic development and social justice are one of the major powers and functions that comes under Panchayat Raj Institution.
UPSC 2013Polity · Non-Constitutional Bodies
Q2. Who among the following constitute the National Development Council? 1. The Prime Minister 2. The Chairman, Finance Commission 3. Ministers of the Union Cabinet 4. Chief Ministers of the States Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Explanation
NDC comprises the Prime Minister, all the Union Cabinet Ministers, the Chief Ministers of all States and Union Territories and the Members of the Planning Commission. It does not include the chairman of the Finance Commission.
UPSC 2013Polity · Non-Constitutional Bodies
Q3. Which of the following bodies does not/do not find mention in the Constitution? 1. National Development Council 2. Planning Commission 3. Zonal Councils Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Explanation
The National Development Council, the Planning Commission and the Zonal Councils do not find its mention in the Constitution. They are the Non-Constitutional Bodies. Few details about the same are as follows:
National Development Council (NDC) was set up on 6 August, 1952 by an executive order of the government. It served as "the highest decision-making authority" in the country on development matters. The National Development Council used to advise the Planning Commission on planning. Currently, there is no existence of NDC and Planning Commission, it has been replaced by NITI AAYOG. The Planning Commission of India was set up by a Resolution of the Government of India in March 1950. The Zonal Councils are the statutory (and not the constitutional) bodies. They are established by an Act of the Parliament, that is, the States Reorganisation Act of 1956. The act divided the country into five zones-Northern, Central, Eastern, Western and Southern and provided a zonal council for each zone.
Answer key for these questions
Q
UPSC year
Correct answer
1
2013
(b) 2 and 3 only
2
2013
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
3
2013
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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This page covers 3 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Non-Constitutional Bodies (Polity), asked from 2013 to 2025. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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