Which Article of the Indian Constitution describe the Central Vigilance Commission ?

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Correct — D, None of the above. The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) is NOT a constitutional body — no Article of the Constitution mentions or describes it. It was created in 1964 by an executive resolution of the Government of India on the recommendation of the Santhanam Committee, and was given statutory status by the Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003. The three Articles offered deal with unrelated fiscal matters, so the correct choice is 'None of the above'.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Article 268 covers 'duties levied by the Union but collected and appropriated by the States' (e.g., stamp duties) — nothing to do with the CVC.  (b) Article 280 provides for the Finance Commission, not the CVC.  (c) Article 276 deals with taxes on professions, trades, callings and employments — not the CVC.

Concept: Bodies are constitutional if an Article of the Constitution creates them (e.g., Election Commission — Art 324, UPSC — Art 315, Finance Commission — Art 280, CAG — Art 148). Statutory bodies are created by an ordinary Act of Parliament. The CVC belongs to the second category — set up by executive resolution in 1964 and made statutory by the CVC Act, 2003 — so no Article describes it.

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