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UPSC 2002: Which one of the following authorities recommends the principles governing grants-in-aid of the revenues to the states out of the Consolidated Fund of India?
(a)Finance Commission
(b)Inter-State Council
(c)Union Ministry of Finance
(d)Public Accounts Committee
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) Finance Commission
Article 280 mandates the Finance Commission to recommend “the principles which should govern the grants-in-aid of the revenues of the States out of the Consolidated Fund of India.” Therefore the Finance Commission—not any council, ministry or committee—performs this function. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleventh_Finance_Commission?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2002, GS Paper 1, as Question 80. It falls under Indian Polity > Public Finance & Finance Commission.
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