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Which of the following is/are functions of UPSC? 1. It is consulted on all matters relating to methods of recruitment to civil services and for civil posts. 2. It assists States in framing and operating schemes of joint recruitment for any services for which candidates possessing special qualifications are required. 3. It is consulted as respects how any provision referred to in clause (4) of article 16 in which effect may be given to the provisions of article 335.

Which of the following is/are functions of UPSC? 1. It is consulted on all matters relating to methods of recruitment to civil services and for civil posts. 2. It assists States in framing and operating schemes of joint recruitment for any services for which candidates possessing special qualifications are required. 3. It is consulted as respects how any provision referred to in clause (4) of article 16 in which effect may be given to the provisions of article 335. Correct Answer 1 and 2 only

The correct answer is 1 and 2.

Key Points

Functions of Public Service Commissions.

  • It shall be the duty of the Union and the State Public Service Commissions to conduct examinations for appointments to the services of the Union and the services of the State respectively.
  • It shall also be the duty of the Union Public Service Commission if requested by any two or more States so to do, to assist those States in framing and operating schemes of joint recruitment for any services for which candidates possessing special qualifications are required. Hence, Statement 2 is correct.
  • The Union Public Service Commission or the State Public Service Commission, as the case may be, shall be consulted—
    • on all matters relating to methods of recruitment to civil services and for civil posts; Hence, Statement 1 is correct.
    • on the principles to be followed in making appointments to civil services and posts and in making promotions and transfers from one service to another and on the suitability of candidates for such appointments, promotions or transfers;
    • on all disciplinary matters affecting a person serving under the GOI or the GOS in a civil capacity, including memorials or petitions relating to such matters;
    • on any claim by or in respect of a person who is serving under the Government of an Indian State, in a civil capacity, that any costs incurred by him in defending legal proceedings instituted against him in respect of acts done or purporting to be done in the execution of his duty should be paid out of the Consolidated Fund of India, or, as the case may be, out of the Consolidated Fund of the State; on any claim for the award of a pension in respect of injuries sustained by a person while serving under the GOI or GOS in a civil capacity, and any question as to the amount of any such award,
    • it shall be the duty of a Public Service Commission to advise on any matter so referred to them and on any other matter which the President, or, as the case may be, the Governor of the State, may refer to them;
    • The President as respects the all-India services and also as respects other services and posts in connection with the affairs of the Union, and the Governor, as respects other services and posts in connection with the affairs of a State, may make regulations specifying the matters in any particular class of case or any particular circumstances, it shall not be necessary for a Public Service Commission to be consulted.
    • Nothing in clause (3) shall require a Public Service Commission to be consulted as respects how any provision referred to in clause (4) of article 16 in which effect may be given to the provisions of article 335. Hence, the Statement 3 is incorrect.
    • All regulations made under the proviso to clause (3) by the President or the Governor of a State shall be laid for not less than fourteen days before each House of Parliament or the House or each House of the Legislature of the State, as soon as possible after they are made, and shall be subject to such modifications, whether by way of repeal or amendment, as both Houses of Parliament or the House or both Houses of the Legislature of the State may make.

Related Questions

Consider the following statements about the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes under the provisions of the Constitution of India : 1. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the Government educational institutions. 2. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the private educational institutions aided by the State. 3. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the private educational institutions not aided by the State. 4. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the minority educational institutions as described in Article 30. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Assertion (A): The UPSC must be consulted as regard the method of recruitment to civil services and civil posts.
Reason (R): The functions of UPSC also includes the advice on above matters.
Which of the following is not a function of the UPSC and State Public Service Commissions?
1. Advising the appropriate governments on matters relating to methods of recruitment to civil services and for civil posts.
2. Consultation in creation of All India Services.
3. Consultation on disciplinary matters affecting a person serving the Government of India or of a person serving the Government of a State in a civil capacity.
Select the correct answer:
Three companies L, M, and N participated in campus recruitment in college Z. All three companies selected an equal number of candidates. Out of the total candidates selected, 60 were selected by both L and M. The number of candidates selected by both M and N was 68 less than twice the number of candidates selected by both L and M. There were 28 candidates who got selected by each L, M and N companies. This number was 50% less than the number of candidates selected by both L and N. The total number of candidates selected by both L and N was 92% less than a total number of candidates selected. The total number of students that got placed in exactly one company was what percent more than the ones that got placed in exactly two companies?
Which of the following are not the functions of Union Public Service Commission?
1. Disciplinary matters relating to Union civil servants.
2. Matters referred to under Article 16(4).
3. Manner in which Article 335 may be given effect.
4. Principles to be followed in making appointment of Union civil servants.
Select the correct answer:
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