Previous year MCQs

Indian Polity UPPSC 2018 GS-I
Question

The Council of States has exclusive powers in relation to which of the following?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: To recommend creation of a new All India Service

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “To recommend creation of a new All India Service”.
The Council of States (Rajya Sabha) has the power to recommend the creation of new All India Services, but it does not have exclusive powers related to initiating proceedings for the removal of the President or the judges of the Supreme Court.

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