Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 2023 GS-I Indian Polity
Question

With reference to the post's in Secretariate of the Parliament, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

(1) Common posts may be created for the Secretariate of each House of Parliament.
(2) The Parliament has right to regulate the service conditions of Secretariate staff of either House of it.

Select the correct answer from the code given
below—

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Both 1 and 2

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Both 1 and 2”.
Regarding the posts in the Secretariat of the Parliament:

(1) Common posts may be created for the Secretariat of each House of Parliament.
(2) The Parliament has the right to regulate the service conditions of Secretariat staff of either House of it.

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