With reference to India, consider the following[Miscellaneous]

I. The Inter-State Council

II. The National Security Council

III. Zonal Councils

Option (a) is correct The Inter-State Council was established under Article 263 of the Constitution of India. The National Security Council (NSC) was established in 1998 by the Government of India. It is an executive body. There is no mention of the NSC in the Constitution of India. Zonal Councils were set up under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, which is a statute and not a constitutional provision

How many of the above were established as per the provisions of the Constitution of India?

The correct option is Only one.

To determine how many of the given councils/bodies were established under the provisions of the Constitution of India, let us analyze each one individually:

I. The Inter-State Council:
The Inter-State Council is a constitutional body. It was established under Article 263 of the Constitution of India, which gives the President of India the power to set up such a council to investigate, discuss, and coordinate policy matters between the Union and the States.

II. The National Security Council:
The National Security Council (NSC) is an executive body. It was established in 1998 by the Government of India to advise the administration on national security and strategic interests. There is no provision or mention of the NSC in the Constitution of India.

III. Zonal Councils:
Zonal Councils are statutory bodies, not constitutional bodies. They were created under the States Reorganisation Act of 1956, which is a parliamentary statute rather than a constitutional provision.

Therefore, only the Inter-State Council was established as per the provisions of the Constitution of India. This means only one of the three options meets the criteria.