Question Discussion & Solution

The Correct answer is Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices.

 Key Points

• CACP recommends MSP to Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) and its decision/recommendations are not binding.
• It is a statutory body under the Ministry of Agriculture.

 Important Points

Planning Commission

• The Planning Commission of India was set up by a Resolution of the Government of India in March 1950.
• The planning commission was an autonomous body, which worked closely with the union and state cabinets and had full knowledge of their policies.
• Institutionally it was a part of the cabinet organization and the ‘demands for grants’ for the PC were included in the budget for the cabinet secretariat.

NABARD

• NABARD is a development bank focussing primarily on the rural sector of the country.
• It is the apex banking institution to provide finance for Agriculture and rural development. Its headquarter is located in Mumbai.
• It is a statutory body established in 1982 under Parliamentary act-National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act, 1981.

Option 1 is correct, i.e. Article 14-18.

The correct answer is 172.

• Article 172 of the Indian Constitution relates to the tenure of the state legislature.

Key Points

• State Legislature:
  • Articles 168 to 212 in Part VI of the Constitution deals with the organization, composition, duration, officers, procedures, privileges, powers of the state legislature.
  • States having bicameral legislatures are Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, and Karnataka. 
    • {Trick to Remember- KUMBAT- Karnatak, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana}
  • The legislature's maximum strength is fixed at 500 and minimum strength at 60.
  • Article 172 deals with the Duration of State Legislatures.

Additional Information 

The correct answer is Nagaland.

• English is the official language of Nagaland.

Key Points

• The Official Language:
  • Part XVII of the Constitution deals with the official language in Articles 343 to 351.
  • Hindi written in Devanagari Script is to be the official language of the Union.
  • Originally there were fourteen languages in Eighth Schedule, but eight were added during amendments.
  • The first Official Language Commission was appointed in 1955 under Shri B.G. Kher as Chairman.
• Language of the State/Link Language:
  • The Legislature of a State can adopt any one or more languages used in the State or Hindi for the official purposes of that State.

Additional Information

• Konkani is the official language of Goa.
• The official languages of Puducherry are Tamil (in Puducherry and Karaikal), Telugu (in Yanam), Malayalam (in Mahe).
• Bengali and Kokborok are the official languages of Tripura.

The correct answer is Mohan Lal Sukhadia.

Key Points

• Mohan Lal Sukhadia was an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of the state of Rajasthan for 17 years from 1954 to 1971.
• He is also known as "Founder of Modern Rajasthan".
• He strongly opposed social evils like casteism and untouchability.
• He raised awareness for a progressive society in Rajasthan.
• He also served as the Governor of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu.
• He became the Chief Minister at the age of 38 and was responsible for bringing major reforms and development in Rajasthan.

Additional Information

• Jai Narayan Vyas
  • ​He was the third Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1951 to 1952 and from 1952 to 1954.
• Tika Ram Paliwal
  • He was the fourth Chief Minister of Rajasthan.
  • Tika Ram Paliwal became the first democratically elected Chief Minister of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly after Jai Narayan Vyas lost in the elections.