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Centre-State Engagement and Cultural Diplomacy MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Consider the following Assertion and Reason about NITI Aayog's Governing Council: Assertion: The Governing Council was first constituted in February 2015 and reconstituted in February 2021. Reason: It is a platform for cooperative federalism and discussion of federal issues. Which of the following is correct?
The Assertion is true: the Governing Council was first constituted in February 2015 and reconstituted in February 2021. The Reason is also true: it is a platform for cooperative federalism and discussion of federal issues. However, that purpose does not explain the specific two dates of constitution and reconstitution; it states the Council's role, so the explanation relationship is not made out.
Q2Which statement correctly describes the GST Council Secretariat?
The sourced GST Council fact identifies New Delhi as the Secretariat's location and says it is manned by officers taken on deputation from both the Central Government and State Governments. Mumbai, Jaipur and Chandigarh are therefore wrong locations here, and staffing only by one level of government or by the Finance Commission does not match the cited fact.
Q3Match the GST Council record with the correct detail. Record 1: First meeting of the GST Council. Record 2: Number of meetings recorded on the official GST Council page as of its current text.
The correct pairing is: the first GST Council meeting was held on 22 and 23 September 2016, and the official page records 55 meetings in its current text. The 2017 date is a wrong year, the 16 and 17 September 2016 date is not the recorded first-meeting date, and 50 meetings does not match the official page's recorded count.
Q4Assertion: In every Zonal Council, the Union Home Minister serves as Chairman. Reason: The Chief Ministers of the States in the zone act as Vice-Chairman by rotation for one year at a time. Choose the correct answer.
The Assertion is true because the Union Home Minister is the Chairman of each Zonal Council. The Reason is also true because Chief Ministers of States in the zone act as Vice-Chairman by rotation for one year at a time. However, the rotational Vice-Chairmanship does not explain why the Union Home Minister is Chairman; both are separate institutional rules in the cited fact.
Q5Assertion (A): In the GST Council, the Central Government cannot by itself pass a proposal even though it has a separate voting weight. Reason (R): The Central Government has one-third weighted voting power, all State Governments together have two-thirds, and a proposal needs at least a three-fourths weighted majority of members present and voting.
The Assertion is true because one-third weighted voting power is below the three-fourths threshold required to pass a GST Council proposal. The Reason is also true and explains the Assertion: the Centre has one-third weight, the States collectively have two-thirds weight, and passage requires at least a three-fourths weighted majority of members present and voting. Claims that the Reason is false ignore the recorded voting weights, and claims that there is no explanation miss the direct arithmetic link.
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6Which pairing correctly identifies the North Eastern Council's institutional role and the States covered by it?
7With reference to the Northern Zonal Council, consider the following statements: 1. Rajasthan is a member of the Northern Zonal Council. 2. Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, the National Capital Territory of Delhi and Chandigarh are also listed with Rajasthan in this Council. 3. Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh are listed with Rajasthan in the Northern Zonal Council. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8Which statement correctly describes the constitution of the North Eastern Council?
9Which sequence correctly reflects the Sarkaria Commission fact recorded in the Lok Sabha reply?
10Consider the following statements about the Inter-State Council. Statement 1: It was set up under Article 263 of the Constitution. Statement 2: It was set up through a Presidential Order dated 28 May 1990. Statement 3: It was set up by the Sarkaria Commission's 1988 report itself. Which statements are correct?
11Match the following matters with their treatment under the Ministry of Home Affairs Centre-State Division's stated work. List I 1. Inter-State boundary disputes generally 2. Boundary disputes between or among the North Eastern States List II a. Handled by the Centre-State Division b. Excepted from the Centre-State Division's boundary-dispute work Select the correct matching.
12Which description best captures the role of Zonal Councils in Centre-State engagement?
13Which constitutional amendment created the GST Council and gave Parliament and the State Legislatures simultaneous power to make GST laws?
14Match the institutional reference with its correct role in relation to the North Eastern States and Zonal Councils: List I 1. North Eastern States 2. Ordinary Zonal Councils 3. North Eastern Council 4. North Eastern Council Act, 1972 List II A. Not included in the ordinary Zonal Councils because of a separate special-problem mechanism B. Not the forum named for handling the special problems of those States C. Handles the special problems of those States D. Established the Council that handles those special problems
15With reference to the matters specifically open for discussion in Zonal Councils, consider the following statements: 1. Economic and social planning may be discussed. 2. Border disputes and linguistic minorities may be discussed. 3. Inter-State transport and matters arising from State reorganisation may be discussed. 4. Appointment and removal of Governors may be discussed as a specifically listed matter. Which of the statements given above are correct?