With Reference to the Fourteenth Finance Commission, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It has increased the share of States in the central divisible pool from 32 percent to 42 percent 2. It has made recommendations concerning sector-spe

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Q: 52 (IAS/2015)
With Reference to the Fourteenth Finance Commission, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It has increased the share of States in the central divisible pool from 32 percent to 42 percent
2. It has made recommendations concerning sector-specific grants
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Economics

question_exam: 

IAS

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0,52,105,52,14,84,7

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The correct answer is "1 only."

The Fourteenth Finance Commission did increase the share of States in the central divisible pool from 32 percent to 42 percent. However, it did not make recommendations concerning sector-specific grants.