GK Question

polity medium true_false

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) is a constitutional body established under Article 338.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

Article 338 establishes the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) as a constitutional body. The 89th Amendment Act, 2003 bifurcated the earlier combined commission into separate NCSC (Article 338) and National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST, Article 338A). Both have powers of a civil court for investigating safeguards implementation.

Topic Constitutional Bodies
Exam Relevance Body establishment question for SSC and UPSC; tests constitutional vs statutory body distinction
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