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Question 71
How many Delimitation Commissions have
been constituted by the Government of India
till December 2023?
AOptions
A
A) One
B
B) Two
C
C) Three
D
D) Four
BSolution
The Government of India has constituted four Delimitation Commissions so far:
1. 1952: Under the Delimitation Commission Act, 1952. 2. 1963: Under the Delimitation Commission Act, 1962. 3. 1973: Under the Delimitation Commission Act, 1972. 4. 2002: Under the Delimitation Commission Act, 2002.
These commissions are appointed to redraw the boundaries of Lok Sabha and State Assembly constituencies to ensure that the population of each constituency is roughly equal and to reserve seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes based on their proportion of the population.
1. 1952: Under the Delimitation Commission Act, 1952. 2. 1963: Under the Delimitation Commission Act, 1962. 3. 1973: Under the Delimitation Commission Act, 1972. 4. 2002: Under the Delimitation Commission Act, 2002.
These commissions are appointed to redraw the boundaries of Lok Sabha and State Assembly constituencies to ensure that the population of each constituency is roughly equal and to reserve seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes based on their proportion of the population.
CStrategy
For questions involving counts or numbers of bodies/commissions, precise factual recall is needed. Keep a running tally of important commissions and their years of formation.
DSyllabus Analysis
Polity: Constitutional Bodies (Delimitation Commission), Electoral System.
EQuestion Analysis
This is a factual question from Indian Polity. It requires specific knowledge of how many Delimitation Commissions have been set up. This is a fairly straightforward factual recall. Easy difficulty.