2004 · Q27
27. Consider the following statements :
- 1The first report of the Administrative Reforms Commission recommended the creation of Lok Pal and Lok Ayukta in India.
- 2Different articles under the Constitution of India provide for setting up the Union Public Service Commission, the Planning Commission and the Vigilance Commission.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
PolityCommissions and Committees
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: the first Administrative Reforms Commission's interim report (October 1966) recommended a Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayukta in each state. Statement 2 is incorrect: only the UPSC is a constitutional body (Articles 315–323); the Planning Commission was created by a 1950 Cabinet resolution and the Central Vigilance Commission by executive resolution (1964, later the CVC Act, 2003) — neither is provided for by articles of the Constitution. Hence 1 only.