Chapter 14 Inter-State Relations Quiz

1. Take a look at the following statement about
inter-state relations.

1. The Constitution’s Article 262 governs
   the resolution of interstate water conflicts.
2. The Indian constitution provides for the
   formation of an Inter-State Council in Article 263
   of the Constitution.

Select the incorrect response.

2. Take the following statement about inter-state
relations into consideration.

1. The Inter-State Water Disputes Act of 1956
   gives the Central government the authority to appoint
   an ad hoc tribunal to resolve a dispute between two
   states over the waters of an inter-state river.
2. The tribunal’s ruling is final and binding
   on the parties regarding water disputes , but they
   have six months to appeal to the Supreme Court.

Select the best option.

3. Take a look at the following statement about inter-state relations.
Which states are involved in the Ravi and Beas
Water Disputes Tribunal?

1. Punjab
2. Haryana
3. Rajasthan
4. himachal pradesh

Choose the correct answer

4. Take a look at the following statement about
inter-state relations.
Which states are not involved in the Cauvery
Water Disputes Tribunal?

1. Karnataka
2. Kerala
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Pondicherry

Choose the incorrect answer

5. Take a look at the following statement on the
Inter-State Council for Centre-State Relations.

Who are the council members?

1. Six Central cabinet ministers
2. home minister,
3. Five Ministers of Cabinet rank
4. chief minister of puducherry

Choose the correct answer

6. Take a look at the following statement about the
Inter-State Council on Centre-State Relations.

1. The Council is required to meet at least once
   every three years.
2. Its meetings are held behind closed doors, and
   all decisions are made by consensus.
3. The Council analyses and debates topics of
   mutual interest to the states and the centre.

Select the correct response.

7. Consider the following remark in light of the Inter-State
Council’s Standing Committee on Centre-State Relations.

1. It was established in the same year as SEBI.
2. It has five Union Cabinet Ministers.
3. It includes all Chief Ministers.
4. Union Home Minister as Chairman of the Standing
   Committee on Centre-State Relations of the Inter-State Council.

Select the correct response.

8. Consider the following proposition in relation
to inter-state relations.

1. Part XIII of the Constitution, Articles
   301 to 307, deal with trade, commerce, and intercourse
   inside India’s borders.
2. In the public interest, Parliament can
   impose restrictions on the freedom of trade, commerce,
   and intercourse between states or within a state.

Select the correct response.

9. Consider the following remark in relation to the Zonal Councils.

1. They were created by a Parliamentary Act, the States Reorganisation Act of 1956.
2. The statutory body is the Zonal Councils.
3. The 1956 States Reorganisation Act split the country into four zones.

Select the correct response.

10. Take into consideration the following statement:
The members of the Zonal Councils are as follows.

1. The central government’s home minister.
2. The chief ministers of all of the zone’s states.
3. Two additional ministers from each of the zone’s states.
4. Each union territory in the zone’s administrator.

Select the correct response.

11. Consider the following remark in relation to the
persons who can be affiliated with the zonal council as
advisors.

1. A person nominated by the National Institute
   of Technology and Innovation (NITI Ayog)
2. The chief secretary of each state’s government
   in the zone
3. Each state’s development commissioner in the
   zone.

Select the correct response.