Which one of the following is not a Constitutional Body? (A) Election Commission (B) Finance Commission (C) Union Public Service Commission (D) Planning Commission

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Answer: D The Planning Commission was an institution in the Government of India, which formulated India's Five-Year Plans, among other functions. It is located at Yojana Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced scrapping of Planning Commission. It has been replaced by an Institution named NITI Aayog, In his first Independence Day speech in 2014. 

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