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MPSC Rajyaseva 2017 GS Paper 1 — Question 81

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विभागीय परिषदांदर्भात खालीलपैकी कोणते विधाने बिनूक नाहीत ? / Which of the following statements about Zonal Councils are not correct ?

(a)विभागीय परिषदा ह्या घटनात्मक संस्था आहेत. / The Zonal Councils are the constitutional bodies.

(b)1956 च्या राज्यपुनर्रचना कायद्यानुसार त्यांची निर्मिती झाली आहे. / They are established by the States Reorganisation Act of 1956.

(c)केंद्रीय गृहमंत्री हा विभागीय परिषदांचा अध्यक्ष असतो. / Home Minister of the Central Government is the Chairman of Zonal Councils.

(d)भारतात एकूण सात विभागीय परिषदा देशातील एकूण सात विभागांसाठी निर्माण करण्यात आल्या आहेत. / India is divided into seven zones and provided a Zonal Council for each zone.

1)फक्त अ आणि क / Only a and c
2)फक्त अ आणि ड / Only a and d✓ Correct
3)फक्त अ, क आणि ड / Only a, c and d
4)वरीलपैकी सर्व / All of the above

Zonal Councils are statutory bodies established under the States Reorganisation Act of 1956, not constitutional bodies. India is divided into five zones (Northern, Central, Eastern, Western, Southern), not seven.

🏛️ The Maharashtra angle

Maharashtra falls under the Western Zonal Council.

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