GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

RTI ACT 2005

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where was the Privy Council?
A
England
B
Australia
C
India
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Headquarter of the Privy Council was at Landon and its powers were implemented through the means of royal proclamations, orders, instructions etc. Composition of Privy Council: As far as India is considered, the Privy Council acted as an appellate body since 1726 with the establishment of Mayor’s Court in India.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Privy Council is the mechanism through which interdepartmental agreement is reached on those items of Government business which, for historical or other reasons, fall to Ministers as Privy Counsellors rather than as Departmental Ministers.

Detailed explanation-3: -The earliest Privy Council records date from 1386, when it was known as the King’s Council.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Privy Council goes back to the earliest days of the Monarchy, when it comprised those appointed by the King or Queen to advise on matters of state. As the constitution developed into today’s constitutional monarchy, under which The Sovereign acts on the advice of Ministers, so the Privy Council adapted.

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