UPSC Prelims 2002 · General Studies

Question 73: Polity and Governance

The Consultative Committee of Members of Parliament for Railway Zones is constituted by the

aPresident of India

bMinistry of Railways

cMinistry of Parliamentary Affairs

dMinistry of Transport

AnswerThe answer is (c).

Consultative Committees of Members of Parliament are informal forums where MPs of both Houses discuss ministry policies with the ministers concerned. They are constituted by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, which frames their rules and looks after their working. They are not created by the President or by a statute, and the given answer places the railway-zone committee in the same system.

Why each option is right or wrong

(a) The President does not constitute these committees.
(b) The Railways Ministry is the subject ministry, but it is not the constituting authority in the given answer.
(c) Right as given: the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
(d) The Ministry of Transport is not the constituting authority.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2002, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.