(IGP) GS Paper 1 - Indian Polity & Governance - "Inter-State Council - MCQ"

Integrated Guidance Programme of General Studies for IAS (Pre)

Subject - Indian Polity & Governance
Chapter : Inter-State Council

1. Consider the following statements about the issues which may not be brought up before the Inter-state Council:

  1. Any issues which relates to discharge of any duty or special responsibility of the union under the provisions of the constitution or any law of parliament.

  2. Any issue relating to a matter which, under the constitution, is left or the decision of a specified authority other than the central Government such as Election Commission or the Supreme Court etc.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 nor 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2

2. Consider the following statements:

  1. The idea of creation of zonal council was mooted by the first Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru in 1956.

  2. He suggested that the states proposed to be reorganized may be grouped into four or five zones having an Advisory Council to develop cooperative working among these states.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 nor 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2

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