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Q70·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2024

North Eastern Council (NEC)

PolityFederalism & Centre-StateStatement-basedHardStatic

Question

The North Eastern Council (NEC) was established by the North Eastern Council Act, 1971. Subsequent to the amendment of NEC Act in 2002, the Council comprises which of the following members ? Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. 1.

    Governor of the Constituent State

  2. 2.

    Chief Minister of the Constituent State

  3. 3.

    Three Members to be nominated by the President of India

  4. 4.

    The Home Minister of India

Options

a

1, 2 and 3 only

b

1, 3 and 4 only

c

2 and 4 only

d

1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer

Explanation

All four are members. The 2002 amendment restructured the NEC. It comprises the Governors and Chief Ministers of all eight member states. The President nominates three members. Additionally, the Union Home Minister acts as the ex-officio Chairman of the Council.

The 2002 NEC amendment elevated its status by making the Union Home Minister its Chairman and including Sikkim as the eighth member.

Answer: (d).

Question details

Year

2024

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q70

Subject

Polity

Sub-topic

Federalism & Centre-State

Type

Statement-based

Difficulty

Hard

Nature

Static

Source hint

North Eastern Council Amendment Act 2002

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