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Constitutional Provision Article 280
Asked 17 times across 6 UPSC exams over 44 years (1980–2024), peaking in 2015.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 10 of 17 PYQs
- Most asked in 2015
- Recurs across 15 years (1980–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1980 → EPFO 2015 → CDS 2016 → CAPF 2019 → CISF 2021 → NDA 2024
How the concept evolved
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Long-running — most appearances (11 of 17) 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)
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CISF2021
Who among the following was the Chairperson of the Fifteenth Finance Commission ?
- A A.N. Jha
- B N.K. Singh ✓
- C Anoop Singh
- D Ashok Lahiri
✓ Correct answer: (B)
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CISF2021
Which one of the following statements about the Finance Commission is not correct ?
- A It is a Constitutionally mandated body, set up under Article 280 of the Constitution of India.
- B The 14th Finance Commission was set up in 2017 against the backdrop of the introduction of GST. ✓
- C Its core responsibility is to evaluate the state of finances of the Union and the State Governments.
- D The first Finance Commission was set up in 1951.
✓ Correct answer: (B)
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