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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

4. The Finance Commission in India is appointed by


(A) Prime Minister of India
(B) President of India
(C) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
(D) Speaker of Lok Sabha

Ans. (B) President of India

According to Article 280 of Indian Constitution the President of India appoints finance commission once for every five years. The present finance commission, the thirteenth one, was appointed by the President of India on 13th November, 2007 under the chairmanship of Dr. Vijay Kelkar. The main function of finance commission is the distribution of taxes share between states and central government.

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