Multiple choice

Which of the following statements about the National Integration Council (NIC) which was/were reconstituted is/are correct?

I. President of India will be the Chairperson of the NIC. II. The NIC will have 147 members. III. The first meeting of the NIC was held in 1962.

  1. I only

  2. II only

  3. II and III only

  4. III and I only

  5. I, II and III
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The government on April 13, 2010 reconstituted the National Integration Council (NIC) which will be chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The NIC has 147 members, including Union Ministers, Leaders of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, the Chief Ministers of all States and Union Territories with Legislatures. Set up in the early 1960s by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, the NIC held its first meeting in 1962. The council reviews matters relating to national integration and makes recommendations on such issues. The NIC aims at finding ways and means of combating the menace of communalism, casteism and regionalism. It has held 14 meetings so far, with the last one in October 2008 during the first innings of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.

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