Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET June 2019 Political Science
Which one of the following Commissions are statutory bodies?
- I. National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
- II. National Commission for Human Rights
- III. National Commission for Minorities
- IV. National Commission for Scheduled Castes
AI and II
BII, III and IV
CI and IV
DII and III ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) II and III — The statutory bodies are the National Human Rights Commission and the National Commission for Minorities, so the answer is statements two and three.
Explanation
★The statutory bodies are the National Human Rights Commission and the National Commission for Minorities, so the answer is statements two and three.
★The National Human Rights Commission is a statutory body established under the Protection of Human Rights Act of 1993.
★The National Commission for Minorities is a statutory body established under the National Commission for Minorities Act of 1992.
★The National Commission for Scheduled Castes is a constitutional body under Article 338 of the Constitution.
★The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes is a constitutional body under Article 338A of the Constitution.
★Constitutional bodies derive their authority from the Constitution, while statutory bodies derive theirs from an Act.
★For NET, fix the NHRC and the Minorities Commission as statutory and the SC and ST Commissions as constitutional under Articles 338 and 338A.
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