State PCS PYQPrelims 2018

UPPCS · Question 69

Which of the following is an extra-constitutional agency?

  1. Union Public Service Commission
  2. Finance Commission
  3. Election Commission
  4. NITI Aayog
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Answer: (D) NITI Aayog

Explanation

NITI Aayog was created in 2015 by an executive (Cabinet) resolution, so it is extra-constitutional and non-statutory. UPSC, the Finance Commission and the Election Commission are constitutional bodies.