With reference to India, consider the following :
- I.The Inter-State Council
- II.The National Security Council
- III.Zonal Councils
How many of the above were established as per the provisions of the Constitution of India?
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Answer: A. The Inter-State Council is provided for in the Constitution: Article 263 lets the President set it up (it was set up in 1990). The National Security Council was set up in 1998 by an executive order, not by the Constitution. Zonal Councils were set up by the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, a law of Parliament. So only one of the three is constitutional.
Watch for: Zonal Councils sound constitutional, but they are statutory bodies.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Only two is wrong, because Zonal Councils come from the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, not the Constitution.
- C. All three is wrong, because the National Security Council and Zonal Councils are not constitutional bodies.
- D. None is wrong, because the Inter-State Council is based on Article 263.
Source to check: Constitution of India, Article 263; States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (Part III); National Security Council Secretariat website
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