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NDA 2018 GAT · General Knowledge · Constitution and Fundamental Rights · hard

Consider the statements about the Finance Commission: 1. It is constituted under Article 280 of the Constitution. 2. It is constituted every ten…

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Consider the statements about the Finance Commission:
1. It is constituted under Article 280 of the Constitution.
2. It is constituted every ten years.
Which of the statements is/are correct?
  1. A. 1 only
  2. B. 2 only
  3. C. Both 1 and 2
  4. D. Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (A) 1 only

Article 280 provides for the Finance Commission, which recommends how tax proceeds are shared between the Union and the States. It is constituted every five years, not ten, so statement 2 is wrong.
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