PSIR Optional · Paper I · Section B: Indian Government and Politics
Statutory Institutions and Commissions Notes · PYQs · Solved Answers
Free notes, every previous year question and the solved answers for Statutory Institutions and Commissions (Paper I, Section B: Indian Government and Politics), arranged so you can read a topic and immediately see how UPSC has asked it. Syllabus: Election Commission, CAG, Finance Commission, UPSC, National Commissions for SC, ST, Women, Minorities, Backward Classes, NHRC.
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1992–2025
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Questions listed
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Paper I · Unit 06
Statutory Institutions and Commissions notes
Topic-wise notes for this unit in syllabus order. Read a topic, then open its previous year questions below.
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Comptroller and Auditor General of India
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Constitutional and Statutory Bodies in India
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Election Commission of India
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Finance Commission of India
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National Commission for Backward Classes
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National Commission for Minorities
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National Commission for Scheduled Castes
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National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
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National Commission for Women
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National Human Rights Commission
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Union Public Service Commission
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Previous year questions: Statutory Institutions and Commissions
Every question UPSC has asked from this unit, year-wise, with a link to its solved answer.
Topic-wise question list
Year-wise question papers
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UPSC PSIR Optional Question Paper 2026
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PSIR Optional Question Paper 2025
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PSIR Optional Question Paper 2024
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PSIR Optional Question Paper 2023
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PSIR Optional Question Paper 2022
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PSIR Optional Question Paper 2021
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PSIR Optional Question Paper 2020
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PSIR Optional Question Paper 2019
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PSIR Optional Question Paper 2018
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PSIR Optional Question Paper 2017
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PSIR Optional Question Paper 2016
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PSIR Optional Question Paper 2015
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PSIR Optional Question Paper 2014
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PSIR Optional Question Paper 2013
Solved answers
Solved PYQ answers: Statutory Institutions and Commissions
Model answers to the previous year questions of this unit, newest exam year first.
PYQ Solutions
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There is a debate on the procedure for appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners to the Election Commission of India. Analyse its various aspects.
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How far has the National Human Rights Commission been successful in achieving its objectives? Comment.
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Explain the structure and functions of the National Commission for Women.
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Comment on National Commission for Minorities.
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How far is the National Commission for Backward Classes an empowered body? Assess its role in the context of rising demand for backwardness among dominant communities.
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“The success of electoral democracy can partly be attributed to the status and role of the Election Commission of India.” Explain.
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Examine the role and functioning of the Election Commission of India and the Comptroller and Auditor General in the last two decades.
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The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India enhances the accountability of the Government and serves as the watchdog of the finances of the Government. Explain.
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Discuss, in brief, the role of the National Commission for Women. Do you think it is a toothless organization?
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Examine the role of the National Commission for Minorities in preserving, promoting and protecting the rights of minorities in India.
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Examine the objective and role of the National Human Rights Commission.
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Comment in 150 words: The role of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in promoting good governance.
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Discuss the working of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes to curb violence against Dalits.
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Comment on Role of National Commission for Women in India.
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Comment: Role of National Commission for Scheduled Castes.
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Make an assessment of the role of the Election Commission of India in the conduct of free and fair elections.
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Assess the effectiveness of the National Human Rights Commission in redressing grievances pertaining to human rights violations in India.
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Comment on the functions, duties and powers of the appropriate National Commission as laid down in Clauses (5), (8) and (9) of Article-338 of the Constitution.
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Make an assessment of the composition, functioning and the role of the Election Commission of India in the conduct of free and fair elections.
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Comment: Union Public Service Commission.
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Comment: Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
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Can modern democratic institutions be insulated from inter oriented politics? Discuss.
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Other units in Paper I · Section B: Indian Government and Politics
- Indian Nationalism
- Making of the Indian Constitution
- Salient Features of the Indian Constitution
- Principal Organs of Government
- Grassroots Democracy
- Federalism
- Planning and Economic Development
- Caste, Religion and Ethnicity in Indian Politics
- Party System
- Social Movements
Paper I · Section B: Indian Government and Politics — section overview · All PSIR Optional units