State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

UPPCS · प्रश्न 142

Consider the following statements with reference to the Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities: 1. In the Constitution, there is a provision for the post of Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities for every State. 2. A new Article 350B was added for this by the 9th Constitution Amendment Act. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. Only 2
  2. Neither 1 nor 2
  3. Only 1
  4. Both 1 and 2
उत्तर देखें और व्याख्या

उत्तर: (B) Neither 1 nor 2

व्याख्या

Article 350B provides for one Special Officer appointed by the President (not one per state), and it was inserted by the 7th Amendment (1956).