{"id":85687,"date":"2025-06-01T03:24:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85687"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:24:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:24:45","slug":"which-one-of-the-following-statements-with-regard-to-the-national-comm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-statements-with-regard-to-the-national-comm\/","title":{"rendered":"Which one of the following statements with regard to the National Comm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which one of the following statements with regard to the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes is not correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;The Union and every State Government shall consult the Commission on all major policy matters affecting Scheduled Tribes.&#8221; option2=&#8221;All the reports of the Commission and its recommendations shall be laid only before Lok Sabha.&#8221; option3=&#8221;The Commission, while investigating any matter, has all the powers of a Civil Court.&#8221; option4=&#8221;The Commission has the power to regulate its own procedures.&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2016<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2016\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe question asks for the statement that is NOT correct regarding the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST).<br \/>\nStatement A: The Union and every State Government shall consult the Commission on all major policy matters affecting Scheduled Tribes. This is correct. Article 338A(9) mandates this consultation.<br \/>\nStatement B: All the reports of the Commission and its recommendations shall be laid only before Lok Sabha. This is incorrect. Article 338A(6) and (7) state that the reports of the Commission are presented to the President, who causes them to be laid before each House of Parliament. Reports relating to a state government are sent to the Governor, who causes them to be laid before the state legislature.<br \/>\nStatement C: The Commission, while investigating any matter, has all the powers of a Civil Court. This is correct. Article 338A(8) grants the Commission specific powers of a civil court trying a suit.<br \/>\nStatement D: The Commission has the power to regulate its own procedures. This is correct. Article 338A(8) allows the Commission to regulate its own procedure.<br \/>\nTherefore, statement B is not correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; NCST is a constitutional body under Article 338A.<br \/>\n&#8211; Governments must consult NCST on major policy matters affecting STs.<br \/>\n&#8211; NCST has powers of a civil court during investigations.<br \/>\n&#8211; NCST regulates its own procedure.<br \/>\n&#8211; NCST reports are laid before Parliament (both Houses) and respective State Legislatures.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe National Commission for Scheduled Tribes was established by the 89th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003, by bifurcating the erstwhile National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Its duties include investigating matters relating to safeguards for STs, inquiring into specific complaints, participating and advising on socio-economic development, and presenting reports on the working of those safeguards.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which one of the following statements with regard to the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes is not correct? [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;The Union and every State Government shall consult the Commission on all major policy matters affecting Scheduled Tribes.&#8221; option2=&#8221;All the reports of the Commission and its recommendations shall be laid only before Lok Sabha.&#8221; option3=&#8221;The Commission, &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Which one of the following statements with regard to the National Comm\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-statements-with-regard-to-the-national-comm\/#more-85687\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Which one of the following statements with regard to the National Comm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1088],"tags":[1098,1099,1166],"class_list":["post-85687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-cds-2","tag-1098","tag-indian-polity-and-governance","tag-lokpal-and-important-commissions","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Which one of the following statements with regard to the National Comm<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The question asks for the statement that is NOT correct regarding the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST). 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Therefore, statement B is not correct. - NCST is a constitutional body under Article 338A. - Governments must consult NCST on major policy matters affecting STs. - NCST has powers of a civil court during investigations. - NCST regulates its own procedure. - NCST reports are laid before Parliament (both Houses) and respective State Legislatures.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-statements-with-regard-to-the-national-comm\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Which one of the following statements with regard to the National Comm\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The question asks for the statement that is NOT correct regarding the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST). 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