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Indian Polity UPPSC 2000 GS-I
Question

Zonal Councils have been created by:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Act of Parliament

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Act of Parliament”.
Zonal Councils were established under the States Reorganisation Act of 1956. This makes them statutory bodies, not constitutional ones. The act divided the country into five zones and created a Zonal Council for each zone: Northern, Central, Eastern, Western, and Southern.

Similar Questions:

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R)

Assertion (A) — The President is a part of the Parliament.
Reason (R) — A bill passed by the two Houses of the Parliament cannot become a law without the assent of the President.

Select the correct answer using the code given
below -
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
  2. B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
  3. C) (A) is true but (R) is false
  4. D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Consider the following statements and select your answer from the codes given below:

A) The Governor does not have the power to appoint the judge of a State High court.
B) He is not a part of the Legislature.
C) He has the power to nominate some members in the Legislative Council.
D) He has no judicial powers.
  1. A) A and B are correct
  2. B) A and C are correct
  3. C) B and D are correct
  4. D) All are correct
The First day session of Indian Constituent Assembly was chaired by
  1. A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
  2. B) Pandit Jawahar Lai Nehru
  3. C) Dr. B.R.Ambedkar
  4. D) Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha
When was the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act passed by Indian Parliament ?
  1. A) 1998
  2. B) 1996
  3. C) 1995
  4. D) 1993
Under the Constitution of India which of the following is NOT Fundamental Duty?
  1. A) To vote in General Election
  2. B) To develop the scientific temper
  3. C) To safeguard public property
  4. D) To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideas
The members of the Panchayat Samiti are
  1. A) Nominated by the Block Development Officer
  2. B) Nominated by the Zila panchayat Chairman
  3. C) Directly elected by the people
  4. D) Indirectly elected by the members of the Village Panchayat
Which one of the following motions the council of Ministers in India can move?
  1. A) No Confidence Motion
  2. B) Censure Motion
  3. C) Adjournment Motion
  4. D) Confidence Motion
According to Article 243 (ZJ) of Indian Constitution the maximum number of directors of a cooperative society may be:
  1. A) 21
  2. B) 15
  3. C) 11
  4. D) 7
Which Constitution Amendment Act reduced the voting age from 21 years to 18 years ?
  1. A) 66th Amendment
  2. B) 62nd Amendment
  3. C) 61st Amendment
  4. D) 63rd Amendment
Which of the following are the functions of the Election Commissioner of India?

1. Conduct of elections for the posts of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
2. Conduct of elections of the Municipal Corporations and Municipalities.
3. Deciding on all doubts and disputes arising out of the above elections.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A) 2 and 3
  2. B) 1 and 2
  3. C) 1 and 3
  4. D) None of the above
Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List I [States] - List II [No. of members in Rajyasabha]

(A) Gujarat - (a) 9
(B) Karnataka - (b) 11
(C) Kerala - (c) 12
(D) Odisha - (d) 10
  1. A) A-a, B-d, C-c, D-b
  2. B) A-c, B-b, C-d, D-a
  3. C) A-b, B-c, C-a, D-d
  4. D) A-a, B-b, C-c, D-d
Who was the Chief Justice of India when Public Interest litigation was introduced in the Indian Judicial system?
  1. A) M. Hidayatullah
  2. B) A.M. Ahmedi
  3. C) P.N. Bhagwati
  4. D) A.S. Anand