Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET December 2015 Political Science
Rearrange the following in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
- I. Punchhi Commission
- II. Anandpur Sahib Resolution
- III. Administrative Reforms Commission
- IV. Rajamannar Committee
AIV, I, II, III
BII, IV, I, III
CI, II, IV, III
DIII, IV, II, I ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) III, IV, II, I — The correct chronological order is the Administrative Reforms Commission, the Rajamannar Committee, the Anandpur Sahib Resolution and the Punchhi Commission.
Explanation
★The correct chronological order is the Administrative Reforms Commission, the Rajamannar Committee, the Anandpur Sahib Resolution and the Punchhi Commission.
★The first Administrative Reforms Commission was set up in 1966, chaired first by Morarji Desai and later by K. Hanumanthaiah.
★The Rajamannar Committee was set up by the Tamil Nadu government in 1969 to review centre-state relations.
★The Anandpur Sahib Resolution was passed by the Shiromani Akali Dal in 1973 with demands on centre-state relations.
★The Punchhi Commission was instituted in 2007 under Justice M.M. Punchhi to re-examine centre-state relations.
★These bodies and resolutions mark the evolution of the debate on centre-state relations in India.
★For NET, fix the ladder 1966, 1969, 1973 and 2007 for these four landmarks.
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