{"id":93904,"date":"2025-06-01T11:59:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=93904"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:59:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:59:25","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-1-the-constitution-of-india-emp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-1-the-constitution-of-india-emp\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements :\n  1. The Constitution of India emp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. The Constitution of India empowers the Union to entrust its executive function to a State, by its consent.<\/li>\n<li>2. A State cannot entrust its executive function to the Union.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the above statements is\/are not correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; 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 SO-Steno &#8211; 2017<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-so-steno-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-so-steno-2017\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is B. The question asks which statement\/s is\/are *not* correct. Statement 2 is not correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 1 is correct. Article 258(1) of the Constitution allows the President of India, with the consent of the State Government, to entrust any function to that Government or its officers in relation to any matter to which the executive power of the Union extends.<br \/>\nStatement 2 is incorrect. Article 258A (inserted by the 7th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1956) allows the Governor of a State, with the consent of the Government of India, to entrust any function to that Government or its officers in relation to any matter to which the executive power of the State extends. Thus, a State *can* entrust its executive function to the Union.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThese provisions highlight the cooperative federalism envisaged by the Indian Constitution, allowing for mutual entrustment of executive functions between the Union and the States for administrative convenience and efficiency, subject to mutual consent.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements : 1. The Constitution of India empowers the Union to entrust its executive function to a State, by its consent. 2. A State cannot entrust its executive function to the Union. Which of the above statements is\/are not correct ? [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements :\n  1. 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