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Indian Polity UPPSC 2010 GS-I
Question

The expenses of Public Service Commission of Uttar Pradesh are charged upon:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Consolidated Fund of State

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Consolidated Fund of State”.
Article 322 of the Indian Constitution deals with the expenses of Public Service Commissions.

It states that the expenses of a State or Union Public Service Commission are to be charged to the Consolidated Fund of the State or India, respectively. These expenses include salaries, allowances, and pensions for the Commission's members and staff.

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Governor is liable to?
  1. A) Prime minister
  2. B) President
  3. C) Vidhan Sabha
  4. D) Chief minister
Consider the formation of following States and arrange these in chronological order :

1. Goa
2. Telangana
3. Jharkhand
4. Haryana

Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
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  2. B) 4, 1, 3, 2
  3. C) 3, 2, 4, 1
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Subject - List
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  2. B) Stock Exchange - Concurrent List
  3. C) Post Office Saving Bank - Union List
  4. D) Public Health - State List
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  3. C) Varanasi
  4. D) Ghaziabad
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Reason (R): The Constitution recognises only linguistic and religious minorities.

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Codes:
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  2. B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
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1. Pradhan
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  3. C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
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(I) Appointment of the Drafting Committee
(II) Indian Constitution was adopted and enacted
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Select the correct answer from the code given below
Code:
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Reason (R) : Members of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are eligible to become Ministers in Union Government.

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Codes :
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  3. C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
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  2. B) 2006
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  3. C) Nagaland
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