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Constitutional & Statutory Bodies

Under theme: Indian Polity & Governance

76 PYQs. Learn elimination tricks first, then attempt the questions below.

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Elimination tricks

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Common distractors and how to eliminate wrong options in this subtopic.

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    Always remember that the Attorney General can participate in parliamentary proceedings but cannot vote.

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    Always verify claims of 'first' or 'oldest' for institutions; UPSC frequently uses these as distractors.

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    Always verify specific details like funding sources; UPSC often introduces incorrect partners.

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    Always verify the legal basis (Act) for environmental institutions mentioned in the statements.

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    Always verify the specific constitutional authority responsible for an action (e.g., President for notificati…

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    Avoid assuming broad mandates: Do not assume NALSA's role extends beyond legal services or its relationship w…

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    Avoid assuming that all significant governance bodies are necessarily constitutional in their origin.

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    Avoid options that generalize the purpose beyond tribal welfare, such as promoting national integration or ec…

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    Be aware of recent amendments (like 2020) that change the powers and functions of financial institutions like…

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    Be aware of recent constitutional amendments, as they can change the status of existing bodies, such as the N…

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    Be aware of the existence and roles of key statutory bodies like IPAB, considering the exam year.

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    Be cautious of extreme percentages (e.g., 'more than 90%') in factual statements; they are often incorrect un…

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    Be cautious of plausible but incorrect geopolitical claims, such as military base rumors, which UPSC often us…

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    Be cautious with absolute negative statements (e.g., 'no regulatory body'); they are often incorrect in UPSC …

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    Be cautious with absolute negative statements like 'does not provide for any appellate mechanism'; major acts…

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UPSC Prelims 2025 hard Economy Open full page

Consider the following activities:

I. Production of crude oil
II. Refining, storage and distribution of petroleum products
III. Marketing and sale of petroleum products
IV. Production of natural gas

How many of the above activities are regulated by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board in our country?

UPSC Prelims 2025 hard Economy Open full page

Which of the following statements with regard to recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission of India are correct?

I. It has recommended grants of ₹4,800 crores from the year 2022–23 to the year 2025–26 for incentivizing States to enhance educational outcomes.
II. 45% of the net proceeds of Union taxes are to be shared with States.
III. ₹45,000 crores are to be kept as performance-based incentive for all States for carrying out agricultural reforms.
IV. It reintroduced tax effort criteria to reward fiscal performance.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

UPSC Prelims 2025 hard Economy Open full page

With reference to India, consider the following pairs:

| Organization                              | Union Ministry                                  |
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| I. The National Automotive Board            | Ministry of Commerce and Industry               |
| II. The Coir Board                            | Ministry of Heavy Industries                    |
| III. The National Centre for Trade Information| Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises |

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

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UPSC Prelims 2025 medium Economy Open full page

Consider the following statements:

I. India accounts for a very large portion of all equity option contracts traded globally thus exhibiting a great boom.
II. India’s stock market has grown rapidly in the recent past even overtaking Hong Kong’s at some point of time.
III. There is no regulatory body either to warn the small investors about the risks of options trading or to act on unregistered financial advisors in this regard.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

UPSC Prelims 2025 hard Economy Open full page

With reference to investments, consider the following:

I. Bonds
II. Hedge Funds
III. Stocks
IV. Venture Capital

How many of the above are treated as Alternative Investment Funds?

UPSC Prelims 2025 easy Indian Polity Open full page

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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UPSC Prelims 2025 easy Indian Polity Open full page

Consider the following statements:

With reference to the Constitution of India, if an area in a State is declared as Scheduled Area under the Fifth Schedule,
I. the State Government loses its executive power in such areas and a local body assumes total administration.
II. the Union Government can take over the total administration of such areas under certain circumstances on the recommendations of the Governor.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

UPSC Prelims 2025 easy Indian Polity Open full page

Consider the following statements:

I. Panchayats at the intermediate level exist in all States.
II. To be eligible to be a Member of a Panchayat at the intermediate level, a person should attain the age of thirty years.
III. The Chief Minister of a State constitutes a commission to review the financial position of Panchayats at the intermediate levels and to make recommendations regarding the distribution of net proceeds of taxes and duties, leviable by the State, between the State and Panchayats at the intermediate level.

Which of the statements given above are not correct?

UPSC Prelims 2025 hard Indian Polity Open full page

Consider the following statements:

I. On the dissolution of the House of the People, the Speaker shall not vacate his/her office until immediately before the first meeting of the House of the People after the dissolution.
II. According to the provisions of the Constitution of India, a Member of the House of the People on being elected as Speaker shall resign from his/her political party immediately.
III. The Speaker of the House of the People may be removed from his/her office by a resolution of the House of the People passed by a majority of all the then Members of the House, provided that no resolution shall be moved unless at least fourteen days' notice has been given of the intention to move the resolution.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

UPSC Prelims 2025 easy Indian Polity Open full page

Consider the following statements about Lokpal:

I. The power of Lokpal applies to public servants of India, but not to the Indian public servants posted outside India.
II. The Chairperson or a Member shall not be a Member of the Parliament or a Member of the Legislature of any State or Union Territory, and only the Chief Justice of India, whether incumbent or retired, has to be its Chairperson.
III. The Chairperson or a Member shall not be a person of less than forty-five years of age on the date of assuming office as the Chairperson or Member, as the case may be.
IV. Lokpal cannot inquire into the allegations of corruption against a sitting Prime Minister of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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