Constitutional & Statutory Bodies MCQ — 135 Practice Questions with Answers

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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 Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities is appointed under:

A Article 344

B Article 350B Correct

C Article 338

D Article 350A

Explanation

Article 350B (inserted by the 7th Amendment, 1956) provides for a Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities appointed by the President. The Special Officer investigates all matters relating to safeguards provided for linguistic minorities and reports to the President, who lays them before Parliament.

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

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

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

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)

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

Q11. The All India Services include IAS, IPS, and:

A Indian Revenue Service (IRS)

B Indian Foreign Service (IFS)

C Indian Railway Service

D Indian Forest Service (IFoS)

Q12. Who topped the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2025 with AIR 1?

A Anuj Agnihotri

B Aditya Srivastava

C Ishita Kishore

D Shubham Kumar

Q13. The NDSA, whose new office was inaugurated in Delhi in March 2026, was established under which Act?

A River Commission Act, 2020

B Water Resources Act, 2019

C Flood Management Act, 2018

D Dam Safety Act, 2021

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

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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