Indian Polity PYQ – Committees & Commissions

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Indian Polity PYQ – Committees & Commissions – 20 questions, subject: Polity. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
GSASO – 2020
In 2003 the Government of India appointed a committee on bureaucracy under the chairmanship of

Correct Answer: B [Surendranath]

Explanation:

In 2003 the Government of India appointed a committee on bureaucracy under Lt. Gen. (retd.) Surendranath.

2.  
GROUP 1 – 2021
Name the first backward classes commission established in the year 1953.

Correct Answer: B [Kalelkar Commission]

Explanation:

The first Backward Classes Commission, set up in 1953 under Article 340, was headed by Kaka Kalelkar.

3.  
EO G4 – 2022
In which year did the Union Government constitute a commission under the chairmanship of Justice R.S. Sarkaria?

Correct Answer: C [1983]

Explanation:

The Sarkaria Commission on Centre-State relations was constituted in June 1983 under Justice R.S. Sarkaria.

4.  
EO G4 – 2022 · ASSISTANT TRAINING OFFICER (TEXTILE DEPT) – 2023
Which committee was appointed by the Planning Commission in 1985 with respect to local self-governments?

Correct Answer: B [G.V.K. Rao Committee]

Explanation:

The Planning Commission appointed the G.V.K. Rao Committee in 1985 to review administrative arrangements for rural development and poverty alleviation.

5.  
CEGS – 2022
Kaka Kalelkar Commission is related to

Correct Answer: C [The Backward Class Commission]

Explanation:

The Kaka Kalelkar Commission (1953) was the first Backward Classes Commission appointed under Article 340.

6.  
GROUP 2 – 2022
Justice D. Murugesan Committee was constituted in 2021 to look into the matter of

Correct Answer: C [Enrolment ratio of Government school students in Professional Courses]

Explanation:

The Justice D. Murugesan Committee (2021) examined the enrolment ratio of Tamil Nadu government school students in professional courses such as engineering, agriculture and law.

7.  
Boothalingam study group is related to

Correct Answer: D [Wages]

Explanation:

The Boothalingam study group (1977-78) examined wages, incomes and prices in connection with a national wage policy.

8.  
GROUP 4 – 2022
Match the following:
(a) Sarkaria Commission – 1. Tamil Nadu Government
(b) Rajamannar Committee – 2. Akali Dal
(c) Anandpur Sahib Resolution – 3. Supreme Court
(d) Bommai Judgement – 4. Union Government

Correct Answer: B [4 1 2 3]

Explanation:

The Sarkaria Commission was set up by the Union Government, the Rajamannar Committee by the Tamil Nadu Government and the Anandpur Sahib Resolution by the Akali Dal, matching 4 1 2 3.

9.  
GROUP 1 – 2022
Arrange in chronological order
1. Sarkaria Commission
2. Balwantrai Mehta Committee
3. Rajamannar Committee
4. Administrative Reforms Commission

Correct Answer: B [2, 4, 3, 1]

Explanation:

In order: Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957), First Administrative Reforms Commission (1966), Rajamannar Committee (1969) and Sarkaria Commission (1983), i.e. 2, 4, 3, 1.

10.  
Match the following:
Committee – Year
(a) Goswami Committee on Electoral Reforms – 1. 1993
(b) Vohra Committee Report – 2. 1998
(c) Indrajit Gupta Committee on State Funding of Elections – 3. 2008
(d) The Second Administrative Reforms Commission – 4. 1990

Correct Answer: D [4 1 2 3]

Explanation:

Goswami Committee is 1990, Vohra Committee 1993, Indrajit Gupta Committee 1998 and Second ARC the last keyed item, matching 4 1 2 3.

11.  
Match the following and select the correct answer
(a) Nayak Committee – 1. Unorganised sector
(b) Tarapore Committee – 2. Centre-State relations
(c) Rajamannar Committee – 3. Availability of credit to SSI
(d) Arjun Sengupta Committee – 4. Capital Account Convertibility

Correct Answer: C [3 4 2 1]

Explanation:

Nayak Committee dealt with small-industry credit, Tarapore with capital account convertibility, Rajamannar with Centre-State relations and Sengupta with the unorganised sector, matching 3 4 2 1.

12.  
Match the following:
Chairman – Committee
(a) Kaka Kalelkar – 1. Tribal development
(b) Xaxa – 2. 7th Pay Commission
(c) Mandal – 3. Second Backward Class Commission
(d) Justice A.K. Mathur – 4. First Backward Class Commission

Correct Answer: B [4 1 3 2]

Explanation:

Kalelkar headed the first Backward Classes Commission (1953), Xaxa the tribal status committee (2013), Mandal the 1979 commission and the last keyed item is the 7th Pay Commission, matching 4 1 3 2.

13.  
HEALTH OFFICER – 2023
Match the following:
(a) 1953 – 1. Mandal Commission
(b) 1979 – 2. Kalelkar Commission
(c) 1976 – 3. National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation
(d) 1992 – 4. Protection of Civil Rights Act

Correct Answer: C [2 1 4 3]

Explanation:

1953 is the Kalelkar Commission, 1979 the Mandal Commission and 1976 the renaming of the Untouchability Act as the Protection of Civil Rights Act, matching 2 1 4 3.

14.  
ACF – 2023
Which of the following is incorrectly paired?
(i) Santhanam Committee – Anti-corruption
(ii) Balwantrai Mehta Committee – Local government
(iii) S.R. Das Commission – District administration
(iv) Sarkaria Commission – Inquiry commission on corruption

Correct Answer: C [(iii) and (iv) only]

Explanation:

The Santhanam Committee on anti-corruption and the Balwant Rai Mehta Committee on local government are correct, so the incorrect pairs are (iii) and (iv).

15.  
COMBINED ACCOUNTS SERVICES (TN TREASURIES) – 2024
The Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was renamed as the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the year

Correct Answer: A [1987]

Explanation:

The Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was renamed the National Commission for SCs and STs in 1987 by a Welfare Ministry resolution.

16.  
GROUP 2 & 2A – 2024
Which of the following bodies doesn't/don't find mention in the Constitution?
(1) National Development Council
(2) NITI Aayog
(3) Election Commission
(4) Finance Commission

Correct Answer: A [(1) and (2) only]

Explanation:

The National Development Council and NITI Aayog were created by executive resolutions and are not in the Constitution, unlike the Election Commission (Art. 324) and Finance Commission (Art. 280).

17.  
GROUP 1 & 1A – 2025
Which of the following is/are correctly paired?
1. Fifth Law Commission – K.V.K. Sundaram
2. Tenth Law Commission – Justice K.K. Mathew
3. Nineteenth Law Commission – Justice M. Jagannadha Rao
4. Twentieth Law Commission – B.S. Chauhan

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2]

Explanation:

The Fifth Law Commission was headed by K.V.K. Sundaram and the Tenth by Justice K.K. Mathew, so pairs 1 and 2 are correct.

18.  
GROUP 2 & 2A – 2025
Consider the statements on the National Co-operative Development Corporation (NCDC) and choose the correct answer
(1) It is a statutory corporation
(2) It is an autonomous organisation
(3) Now it is a public financial institution
(4) It operates under the administrative control of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Correct Answer: B [(1) and (3) only]

Explanation:

NCDC is a statutory corporation under the NCDC Act, 1962 and has been declared a public financial institution, so statements (1) and (3) are correct.

19.  
GROUP 2A MAINS (REVOKED) – 2026
Match the following:
(a) NITI Aayog – 1. Ministry of Law and Justice
(b) Lokpal – 2. Ministry of Home Affairs
(c) Delimitation Commission – 3. Ministry of Personnel
(d) National Human Rights Commission – 4. Ministry of Planning

Correct Answer: C [4 3 1 2]

Explanation:

NITI Aayog is linked to planning, Lokpal to the Department of Personnel and Training, and the Delimitation Commission to the Law Ministry, matching 4 3 1 2.

20.  
Choose the right matches:
(1) First statutory Minorities Commission – set up in 1993
(2) State Commissions for Minorities – set up in 19 State Governments / Union Territories
(3) Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities – set up in 1965
(4) Jiyo Parsi – launched during 2012-2013

Correct Answer: A [(1) and (2) are correct]

Explanation:

The first statutory National Commission for Minorities was set up on 17 May 1993 under the 1992 Act, and the keyed second pair on state commissions is also correct.

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