Election Commission and Finance Commission CDS Questions

CDS Indian Polity

Election Commission and Finance Commission MCQ Questions


1.
The Finance Commission of India is constituted under which Article of the Constitution?
A.
Article 280
B.
Article 356
C.
Article 370
D.
Article 32
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ANSWER :
A. Article 280
2.
Unlike the erstwhile Planning Commission, the Finance Commission's legal and constitutional status is best described as:
A.
A constitutional body, since it is directly established by a specific provision (Article 280) of the Constitution itself
B.
An extra-constitutional body, created purely by an executive Cabinet Resolution
C.
An international body governed by a treaty with the United Nations
D.
A private organisation with no government backing whatsoever
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ANSWER :
A. A constitutional body, since it is directly established by a specific provision (Article 280) of the Constitution itself
3.
The Finance Commission is often described as a 'quasi-judicial' body mainly because:
A.
It has the power to sentence individuals to imprisonment for tax evasion
B.
It is composed entirely of sitting Supreme Court judges
C.
It functions as the final court of appeal for all civil disputes in India
D.
Its functions involve carefully assessing and adjudicating, in an impartial, evidence-based manner, the often competing financial claims and needs of the Union and various States
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ANSWER :
D. Its functions involve carefully assessing and adjudicating, in an impartial, evidence-based manner, the often competing financial claims and needs of the Union and various States
4.
Who is constitutionally empowered to constitute the Finance Commission?
A.
The President of India
B.
The Prime Minister of India, acting independently of the President
C.
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
D.
The Chief Justice of India
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ANSWER :
A. The President of India
5.
The Finance Commission is constituted at intervals of:
A.
Every ten years, with no possibility of an earlier constitution
B.
Every year, without exception
C.
Every five years, or at such earlier time as the President considers necessary
D.
Only once, with no subsequent Finance Commissions ever to be constituted
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ANSWER :
C. Every five years, or at such earlier time as the President considers necessary
6.
Article 280(1) specifically required the President to constitute the very first Finance Commission within how long of the Constitution's commencement?
A.
Within two years
B.
Within fifty years
C.
Within one month
D.
Within one day
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ANSWER :
A. Within two years