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NITI Aayog Replaces Planning Commission

PolityGovernment Institutions and OrganizationsFactual singleEasyCurrent-affairs-linked

Question

The Government of India has established NITI Aayog to replace the

Options

a

Human Rights Commission

b

Finance Commission

c

Law Commission

d

Planning Commission

Answer

Explanation

NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) was established by the Modi Government in 2015 as a replacement for the Planning Commission, which had existed since 1950. NITI Aayog was designed to be a think-tank and policy advisory body with greater flexibility and focus on development, rather than the centralized planning approach of the Planning Commission. The Human Rights Commission, Finance Commission, and Law Commission continue to operate independently and serve different purposes. > NITI Aayog = New think-tank replacing the old Planning Commission for India's transformation. Answer: (d).

Question details

Year

2015

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q42

Subject

Polity

Sub-topic

Government Institutions and Organizations

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Easy

Nature

Current-affairs-linked

Source hint

Current Affairs 2014-2015

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