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Constitutional Bodies

Indian Polity & Governance

Overview

Constitutional bodies derive their existence from specific Articles; statutory bodies are created by laws — exams test this distinction.

Key points

Election Commission (Article 324) — multi-member since 1993.
UPSC (Article 315), Finance Commission (Article 280), CAG (Article 148), Attorney General (Article 76).
National Commission for Scheduled Castes (Article 338) and for Scheduled Tribes (Article 338A, 89th Amendment, 2003).
National Commission for Backward Classes became constitutional (Article 338B) through the 102nd Amendment (2018).
GST Council (Article 279A) is a constitutional body.
NHRC (Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993) and CVC (statutory since 2003) are statutory; the CBI is neither (it works under the DSPE Act).

Practice MCQs

From the perspective of definition and scope, which one of the following statements about Constitutional Bodies is correct?
1. Constitutional Bodies has no exceptions or limitations in exam analysis.
2. The Election Commission, CAG, Finance Commission and UPSC derive their core status from the Constitution.
3. The Finance Commission is a permanent body that meets continuously without periodic constitution.
4. Constitutional Bodies is unrelated to institutions, processes or real-world applications.
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Answer: (b) The Election Commission, CAG, Finance Commission and UPSC derive their core status from the Constitution.. The Election Commission, CAG, Finance Commission and UPSC derive their core status from the Constitution.
Consider the following statements on Constitutional Bodies, focusing on definition and scope: 1. The Finance Commission is a permanent body that meets continuously without periodic constitution. 2. The Election Commission, CAG, Finance Commission and UPSC derive their core status from the Constitution. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (b) 2 only. Statement 2 is correct; Statement 1 is a common misconception.

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