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Person Arvind Panagariya
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 9 years (2015–2024), peaking in 2015.
Key insights
- Most tested in CDS — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2015
- Recurs across 2 years (2015–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2015 → NDA 2024
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2024
Which of the following statements with regard to the constitution of Finance Commission is/are correct?
- The Government of India has recently constituted the Sixteenth Finance Commission under the Chairmanship of Dr. Arvind Panagariya
- Finance Commission is constituted in pursuance to Article 263 of the Constitution of India. Select the answer
using the code given below:
- A 1 only ✓
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Polity & Governance › Constitutional & Statutory Bodies
CDS2015
Who is the current Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog?
- A Raghuram Rajan
- B Arvind Panagariya ✓
- C Bibek Debroy
- D V. K. Saraswat
✓ Correct answer: (B)
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