{"id":91063,"date":"2025-06-01T10:45:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91063"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:45:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:45:14","slug":"which-of-the-following-bodies-does-not-do-not-find-mention-in-the-cons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-bodies-does-not-do-not-find-mention-in-the-cons\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following bodies does not\/do not find mention in the Cons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following bodies does not\/do not find mention in the Constitution?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>National Development Council<\/li>\n<li>Planning Commission<\/li>\n<li>Zonal Councils<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the codes given below.<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option4&#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 IAS &#8211; 2013<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2013.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2013\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct option is D, as none of the listed bodies find mention in the Constitution of India.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; The National Development Council (NDC) was an advisory body to the Planning Commission. It was established by an executive resolution in 1952. It was neither a constitutional body nor a statutory body.<br \/>\n&#8211; The Planning Commission was responsible for formulating India&#8217;s Five-Year Plans. It was established by an executive resolution in 1950. Like the NDC, it was neither a constitutional body nor a statutory body. The Planning Commission was replaced by the NITI Aayog in 2015, which is also an extra-constitutional body established by executive resolution.<br \/>\n&#8211; Zonal Councils are advisory bodies established under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. They are statutory bodies (created by an Act of Parliament), but not constitutional bodies (created by the Constitution itself).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nConstitutional bodies derive their powers directly from the Constitution (e.g., Election Commission, Union Public Service Commission, Finance Commission). Statutory bodies are created by specific laws passed by Parliament or State Legislatures (e.g., National Human Rights Commission, National Green Tribunal, Zonal Councils). Extra-constitutional bodies are created by executive decision or resolution without a specific law or constitutional provision (e.g., Planning Commission, NITI Aayog, previously NDC).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following bodies does not\/do not find mention in the Constitution? National Development Council Planning Commission Zonal Councils Select the correct answer using the codes given below. 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