Who is the Ex-officio Chairman of NITI Aayog?
- A.President
- B.Prime Minister
- C.Home Minister
- D.Finance Minister
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Explanation
The correct answer is Prime Minister. NITI Aayog, the National Institution for Transforming India, was set up on 1 January 2015 by a resolution of the Union Cabinet to replace the Planning Commission, which had existed since 1950. The Prime Minister is its ex officio Chairperson, just as the Prime Minister chaired the Planning Commission. It also has a Vice-Chairperson appointed by the Prime Minister, a Chief Executive Officer, and a Governing Council that includes the Chief Ministers of all States and the Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories.
The President has no role in NITI Aayog. Senior Union ministers, usually including the Home Minister and the Finance Minister, are its ex officio members, which makes them tempting options, but neither chairs it. Note that NITI Aayog is neither a constitutional nor a statutory body: it was created by an executive resolution, like the Planning Commission before it. The Prime Minister also chairs other bodies, such as the National Disaster Management Authority, the Inter-State Council and the National Integration Council.
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Practice Questions
View allArticle 74 of the Constitution elaborates on which of the following?
- A.Appointment of Chief Justice by President
- B.Appointment of Vice President by President
- C.Council of Ministers to aid and advise President
- D.Appointment of Chairman of Finance Commission
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Article 74(1) says there shall be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister at its head to aid and advise the President, who shall act in accordance with that advice.
Read the full explanation →The Prime Minister and the other Ministers of the Indian Union are appointed by the President under ______ of the Constitution of India.
- A.Article 70
- B.Article 79
- C.Article 75
- D.Article 85
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Article 75(1) says the Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President and the other ministers shall be appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Read the full explanation →Article 77 of the Indian Constitution deals with the ________.
- A.term of office of the Vice-President
- B.Vice-President of India
- C.oath of office by the Vice-President
- D.conduct of business of the Government of India
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Article 77 says all executive action of the Government of India shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the President, and that the President shall make rules for the more convenient transaction of the government's business and for allocating it among ministers.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is dealt in Article 78 of the Constitution?
- A.President's power to send advisory messages to the Parliament
- B.Emergency powers of the President
- C.President's power to get information from the Council of Ministers
- D.Prime Minister's duty regarding keeping the President informed about the government's decisions and policies
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Article 78 makes it the duty of the Prime Minister to communicate to the President all decisions of the Council of Ministers relating to the administration of the Union and proposals for legislation; to furnish such information about them as the President may call for; and, if the President so…
Read the full explanation →For how long a person can serve as a minister without being a member of either House of Parliament of India?
- A.6 consecutive months
- B.3 consecutive months
- C.12 consecutive months
- D.2 consecutive month
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Article 75(5) says a minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a member of either House of Parliament shall, at the end of that period, cease to be a minister.
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