Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET October 2020 Political Science
The Inter-State Council consists of the following members. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- I. Prime Minister
- II. Chief Ministers of all states
- III. Chief Ministers of Union Territories with a legislature
- IV. Eight Union Cabinet Ministers
- V. Administrators of Union Territories not having legislatures
AI and II
BI, II and III
CI, II, III and V ✓ Correct
DAll of these
Correct answer: (C) I, II, III and V — Statements one, two, three and five are correct, so the answer is statements one, two, three and five.
Explanation
★Statements one, two, three and five are correct, so the answer is statements one, two, three and five.
★The Inter-State Council is established under Article 263 to coordinate between the states and the Union.
★Its members include the Prime Minister as chairman, the Chief Ministers of all states, and the Chief Ministers of Union Territories with a legislature.
★They also include the administrators of Union Territories that do not have a legislature.
★Statement four is wrong because the Council includes six Cabinet Ministers of the Union, not eight.
★The Governor of a state under President's Rule is also a member of the Council.
★For NET, fix the membership of the Inter-State Council and the figure of six Union Cabinet Ministers.
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