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Constitutional & Statutory Bodies MCQ — 136 Practice Questions with Answers

Practice 136 Constitutional & Statutory Bodies multiple-choice questions with detailed answers and explanations. Ideal for RAS/RPSC exam preparation.

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Q1. The GST Council is chaired by:

A Chairman of Finance Commission
B RBI Governor
C Prime Minister
D Union Finance Minister Correct

Explanation

Under Article 279A, the GST Council is chaired by the Union Finance Minister. Centre has one-third weightage, States have two-thirds.

Q2. The 102nd Amendment Act, 2018 relates to:

A Extension of SC/ST reservation
B EWS reservation
C Abolition of Anglo-Indian nomination
D Granting constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes Correct

Explanation

The 102nd Amendment Act, 2018 inserted Articles 338B and 342A, granting constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC). Article 338B defines the composition, powers, and functions of the NCBC.

Q3. The 102nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2018 gave constitutional status to which body?

A National Commission for Scheduled Castes
B National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
C National Commission for Backward Classes Correct
D National Commission for Minorities

Explanation

The 102nd Amendment inserted Article 338B giving constitutional status to NCBC (National Commission for Backward Classes).

Q4. The 89th Amendment (2003) created a separate:

A National Commission for Women
B National Commission for Minorities
C National Commission for OBC
D National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (Article 338A) Correct

Explanation

The 89th Amendment bifurcated the combined SC/ST Commission into separate commissions: NCSC (Article 338) and NCST (Article 338A).

Q5. The role of CAG in promoting accountability in governance includes:

A Making laws for financial management
B Managing the Reserve Bank of India
C Prosecuting corrupt officials
D Auditing government expenditure and reporting to Parliament Correct

Explanation

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is a constitutional authority (Article 148-151) that audits all receipts and expenditure of the central and state governments and reports findings to Parliament/State legislatures, ensuring financial accountability.

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Q6. The Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission was:

A Vijay Kelkar
B Y.V. Reddy
C C. Rangarajan
D N.K. Singh
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Q7. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?

A Collegium of PM, Leader of Opposition, and CJI
B Prime Minister
C President
D Chief Justice of India
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Q8. Which Constitutional Amendment established the National Commission for Backward Classes as a constitutional body?

A 102nd Amendment
B 104th Amendment
C 101st Amendment
D 103rd Amendment
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Q9. Which committee recommended the establishment of Lokpal in India for the first time?

A Sarkaria Commission (1983)
B First Administrative Reforms Commission (1966)
C Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957)
D Santhanam Committee (1964)
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Q10. Which section of the RPA, 1951 deals with corrupt practices in elections?

A Section 171
B Section 8
C Section 100
D Section 123
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Q11. The UPSC is established under which Article?

A Article 324
B Article 312
C Article 315
D Article 320
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Q12. Who topped the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2025 with AIR 1?

A Anuj Agnihotri
B Aditya Srivastava
C Ishita Kishore
D Shubham Kumar
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Q13. The National Disaster Management Authority is chaired by:

A The Defence Minister
B The Home Minister
C The Prime Minister
D The President
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Q14. The Representation of the People Act, 1951 deals with:

A Conduct of elections and election disputes
B Delimitation of constituencies
C Preparation of electoral rolls
D Census of population
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Q15. Which of the following correctly describes the nature of NITI Aayog?

A A statutory body established by an Act of Parliament
B A constitutional body established under Article 280
C An extra-constitutional body established by a Cabinet resolution
D A body established by a Presidential Order under Article 263

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