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What was the Punchhi Commission, constituted in 2007, set up to examine?

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What was the Punchhi Commission, constituted in 2007, set up to examine?

  1. Centre–State relations

  2. The working of the Constitution as a whole

  3. Delimitation of constituencies

  4. Reforms in the police system

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Correct answer: A - Centre–State relations

The Commission on Centre–State Relations under former Chief Justice M. M. Punchhi was constituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs on 27 April 2007 to take a fresh look at Union–State relations after the Sarkaria Commission. A review of the working of the Constitution as a whole was the task of the Venkatachaliah Commission set up in 2000.

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