Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET June 2019 Political Science
Which one of the following services is not mentioned in the Constitution?
AIndian Administrative Service (IAS)
BIndian Police Service (IPS)
CIndian Foreign Service (IFS) ✓ Correct
DIndian Judicial Service (IJS)
Correct answer: (C) Indian Foreign Service (IFS) — The Indian Foreign Service is a Central service and is not mentioned in the Constitution, so it is the correct answer.
Explanation
★The Indian Foreign Service is a Central service and is not mentioned in the Constitution, so it is the correct answer.
★Article 312 empowers the Rajya Sabha to create new All India Services by a resolution supported by two-thirds of the members present and voting.
★The Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service are the All India Services that the Constitution treats as already existing.
★Article 312 also expressly names the All India Judicial Service as a service that Parliament may create.
★The Indian Foreign Service, by contrast, is a Central Civil Service under the Union and finds no place in the Constitution.
★All India Services serve both the Union and the States, and their members are recruited centrally but allotted to State cadres.
★The All India Judicial Service has not yet been created despite the constitutional provision.
★For NET, distinguish All India Services (IAS, IPS and the proposed IJS, under Article 312) from Central Services such as the IFS and the Indian Revenue Service.
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