Which Part and Articles of the Constitution of India deal with the Union and State Public Service Commissions?
- A.Part XII, Articles 264 to 300
- B.Part XIII, Articles 301 to 307
- C.Part XIV, Articles 315 to 323
- D.Part XV, Articles 324 to 329
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Explanation
The correct answer is Part XIV, Articles 315 to 323. Dr B. R. Ambedkar moved these draft articles in the Constituent Assembly in 1949, and they became the constitutional charter of the Public Service Commissions. Article 315 provides for a Commission for the Union and one for each State, Article 316 leaves the appointment of the chairman and members to the President, Article 317 allows removal only by the President after an inquiry by the Supreme Court, Article 320 lists the functions, and Article 322 charges the expenses on the Consolidated Fund of India. Option A, Part XII with Articles 264 to 300, covers finance, property and contracts. Option B, Part XIII with Articles 301 to 307, covers trade, commerce and intercourse within India. Option D, Part XV with Articles 324 to 329, covers elections and the Election Commission, not the service commissions.
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Practice Questions
In which year was the first Public Service Commission in India constituted?
- A.1919
- B.1924
- C.1926
- D.1935
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India’s first Public Service Commission was constituted on 1 October 1926 as an advisory body, and the Commission therefore dates its own history from that year and completes a hundred years on 1 October 2026.
Read the full explanation →Who became the first woman Chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission?
- A.Kiran Bedi
- B.Rose Millian Bathew Kharbuli
- C.Pratibha Devisingh Patil
- D.Suman Sharma
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The correct answer is Rose Millian Bathew Kharbuli, who headed the Commission in 1992 and was the first woman to do so.
Read the full explanation →Which gallery of the Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum is expected to open to the public first?
- A.Languages and Scripts
- B.Adornment
- C.Mathematics and Astronomy
- D.Bharat Connects - Trade and Ideas
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This gallery is expected to open to the public in the North Block in the later part of 2027, making it the first of the museum's galleries to receive visitors.
Read the full explanation →The museum plans more than one lakh square metres of display space. Which museum, with a display area of 73,000 square metres, is named for comparison?
- A.The British Museum
- B.The Hermitage
- C.The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- D.The Louvre
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The Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum plans more than one lakh square metres of display space, which would make it the world's largest on that measure.
Read the full explanation →Which body approved the Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum project on 11 November 2026?
- A.NITI Aayog
- B.Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
- C.Cabinet Committee on Security
- D.Archaeological Survey of India
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It cleared the museum project, with its estimated cost of Rs 3,230 crore, on 11 November 2026. This committee takes decisions on proposals that involve large public spending, which is why a cultural project of this size came before it.
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