Previous year MCQs

Indian Polity UPPSC 2013 GS-I
Question

Which on of the following is not a Constitutional body?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Planning commission

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Planning commission”.
Planning commission which has now been replaced with NITI Ayog, was established by executive resolution in 1950.

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