{"id":2408,"date":"2025-05-01T19:41:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T14:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2408"},"modified":"2025-05-01T19:41:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T14:11:07","slug":"q-the-north-eastern-council-nec-was-established-by-the-north-eastern-council-act-1971-subsequent-to-the-amendment-of-nec-act-in-2002-the-council-comprises-which-of-the-following-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-the-north-eastern-council-nec-was-established-by-the-north-eastern-council-act-1971-subsequent-to-the-amendment-of-nec-act-in-2002-the-council-comprises-which-of-the-following-members","title":{"rendered":"Q. The North Eastern Council (NEC) was established by the North Eastern Council Act, 1971. Subsequent to the amendment of NEC Act in 2002, the Council comprises which of the following members?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Governor of the Constituent State<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chief Minister of the Constituent State<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three Members to be nominated by the President of India<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Home Minister of India\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select the Correct answer using the code given below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>1, 2 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 3 and 4 only\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 and 4 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 2, 3 and 4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:&nbsp;(a) 1, 2 and 3 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"north-eastern-council-nec\">North Eastern Council (NEC)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>North Eastern Council (NEC) is a\u00a0<strong>statutory advisory body<\/strong>\u00a0constituted under the North Eastern Council\u00a0<strong>Act 1971\u00a0<\/strong>and came into being on 8 August 1972 at Shillong.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>eight States of Northeast\u00a0<\/strong>India viz. 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