Article 338 of the Constitution of India is related to the

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Correct — A, National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC). Article 338 of the Constitution establishes the NCSC, which safeguards the interests of Scheduled Castes — investigating complaints, monitoring constitutional and legal safeguards, and reporting to the President.

Why the other options are wrong — (b) Wrong Article. NCST was carved out of the original combined SC/ST Commission by the 89th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003, and now has its own dedicated provision — Article 338-A.  (c) Wrong Article. NCBC became a constitutional body only later, under Article 338-B (inserted by the 102nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2018) — not Article 338.  (d) Wrong basis entirely. NHRC is a statutory body created under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 — not a constitutional body under Article 338.

Concept: Article 338 sits in Part XVI of the Constitution (special provisions for certain classes). It originally created one combined National Commission for SCs & STs (1990, 65th Amendment); the 89th Amendment (2003) split it into two separate bodies — NCSC under Article 338, and NCST under a newly inserted Article 338-A.

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