UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I · Q42 of 100 Economy easy

The Government of India has established NITI Aayog to replace the

  1. (a) Human Rights Commission
  2. (b) Finance Commission
  3. (c) Law Commission
  4. (d) Planning Commission ✓ UPSC's answer

Why the answer is (d)

• NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) was created by a Cabinet resolution on 1 January 2015 to replace the Planning Commission (1950), shifting from centralised five-year planning to a policy think-tank promoting cooperative federalism — option (d).

• The Human Rights Commission (a), Finance Commission (b, a constitutional body) and Law Commission (c) continue.

• Hence option (d).

Why the other options are wrong

(a) Human Rights Commission
The NHRC continues to exist.
(b) Finance Commission
The Finance Commission is a constitutional body that continues.
(c) Law Commission
The Law Commission continues.

Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2015, held on 23 August 2015. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.

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