Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Union Public Service Commission:

The Parliament has the power to make regulations as to conditions of service of the Chairman, members and staff of the commission.

The Government of India Act, 1935, envisaged a Public Service Commission for the Federation and a Provincial Public Service Commission for each Province or group of Provinces.

The Federal Public Service Commission came to be known as the Union Public Service Commission by virtue of Clause (1) of Article 378 of the Constitution in 1950.

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Question

According to Article 318 of the Indian Constitution, the President of India, not the Parliament, has the authority to determine the conditions of service of the Chairman and members of the UPSC. Therefore, statement 1 is incorrect. The Government of India Act, 1935, provided for a Public Service Commission at the federal level and also allowed for Provincial Public Service Commissions in each Province or group of Provinces, making statement 2 correct. Statement 3 is correct because the Federal Public Service Commission was renamed as the Union Public Service Commission by Clause (1) of Article 378 in the Constitution of India in 1950.

IASPOINT · Accepted Answer

Only 2 & 3 According to Article 318 of the Indian Constitution, the President of India, not the Parliament, has the authority to determine the conditions of service of the Chairman and members of the UPSC. Therefore, statement 1 is incorrect. The Government of India Act, 1935, provided for a Public Service Commission at the federal level and also allowed for Provincial Public Service Commissions in each Province or group of Provinces, making statement 2 correct. Statement 3 is correct because the Federal Public Service Commission was renamed as the Union Public Service Commission by Clause (1) of Article 378 in the Constitution of India in 1950.

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