Finance Commission
PART-A Unit-V: Indian Economy and Development Administration in Tamil Nadu
Previous Year Questions (PYQ) for this topic
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Indian Economy – Finance Commission – PYQ Points
- The Finance Commission is a Quasi-Judicial Body.
- Not a primary function of the Finance Commission: Formulating plans for the efficient utilization of national resources (this was the function of the Planning Commission).
- The Chairman of the Fifteenth Finance Commission was N.K. Singh.
- Correct statements regarding the Finance Commission:
(1) It determines the distribution of financial resources to State Governments.
(2) Article 280(3) deals with the functions of the Finance Commission.
(4) It is appointed by the President.
(Answer: 1, 2 and 4 are correct). - The Chairman of the Thirteenth Finance Commission was Vijay Kelkar.
- The Chairman of the Fifteenth Finance Commission was N.K. Singh.
- Match the Finance Commissions with Chairpersons:
(a) Fourth Finance Commission – P.V. Rajamannar
(b) Eighth Finance Commission – Y.B. Chavan
(c) Eleventh Finance Commission – A.M. Khusro. - The Finance Commission was constituted under Article 280 of the Indian Constitution.
- Match the institutions with constitutional articles:
(a) UPSC – Article 315
(b) Planning Commission – Article 39 (as
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