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WBCS Main Examination 2023 — Paper V: Indian Constitution and Economy · Question 61 of 200

Q61
Indian PolityCentre-State Relations & Fiscal Federalism
Which of the Articles deals with the grants in aid by the Union Government to the States?
  1. a.Article 270
  2. b.Article 280
  3. c.Article 275
  4. d.Article 265

Answer: (C) Article 275

Article 275 provides for statutory grants-in-aid from the Consolidated Fund of India to States in need of assistance. Article 270 covers taxes levied and distributed between the Union and States, Article 280 the Finance Commission, and Article 265 says no tax may be levied except by authority of law.

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