Polity Test - 1

Question 11
MEDIUMCorrect: +2Incorrect: -2

With reference to the adjudication of inter-state water disputes in India,consider the following statements:
1. Article 262 allows the Parliament to enact laws for the adjudication of any dispute or complaint with respect to the use, distribution, and control of waters of any inter-state river and river valley, and to exclude the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and other courts in such disputes.
2. The River Boards Act (1956) was enacted by the Parliament under the provision of Article 262, to set up boards in order to settle disputes with respect to sharing waters of inter-state rivers.
3. The decision of the tribunal set up for the adjudication of inter-state water disputes under the Act is subject to appeal in the High Court of the concerned states.
4. The need for an extra-judicial machinery to settle inter-state water disputes is based on the experience that legal rights or interests in water supplies do not afford a satisfactory basis for settling disputes between states where public interests are involved.
How many of the statements given above are correct?

    a
    Only one
    b
    Only two
    c
    Only three
    d
    All four