UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 82
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 ?
- Governor of the Constituent State
- Chief Minister of the Constituent State
- Three Members to be nominated by the President of India
- The Home Minister of India
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
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Correct answer: A
Correct Option: A (1, 2 and 3 only)
Explanation: Under the amended North Eastern Council Act, the NEC includes governors and chief ministers of the eight northeastern states and three presidential nominees; the Union Home Minister chairs rather than being a separately enumerated statutory member.
Statement / Pair / Item-wise Analysis:
1. Correct/True - Governors of constituent states are Council members.
2. Correct/True - Chief Ministers of constituent states are Council members.
3. Correct/True - The President nominates three members.
4. Incorrect/False - The Union Home Minister is the NEC chairperson by designation, but is not specified as the fourth member category in the cited composition.
Option-wise Analysis:
A. Correct-includes precisely the true/correct statements or pairs identified above.
B. Incorrect-incorrectly includes 4 (The Union Home Minister is the NEC chairperson by designation, but is not specified as the fourth member category in the cited composition.); omits correct item 2 (Chief Ministers of constituent states are Council members.).
C. Incorrect-incorrectly includes 4 (The Union Home Minister is the NEC chairperson by designation, but is not specified as the fourth member category in the cited composition.); omits correct item 1 (Governors of constituent states are Council members.); omits correct item 3 (The President nominates three members.).
D. Incorrect-incorrectly includes 4 (The Union Home Minister is the NEC chairperson by designation, but is not specified as the fourth member category in the cited composition.).