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Question 01
Consider the following statements: 1. Article 273 provided grants to Assam, Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal in lieu of their share of the export duty on jute and jute products. 2. These grants were to continue for as long as the Union levied export duty on jute, without any outer time limit. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. Option A: 1 only
2. Option B: 2 only
3. Option C: Both 1 and 2
4. Option D: Neither 1 nor 2
Answer and explanation
Answer: A. 1 only
**Statement 1 is correct.** **Article 273** compensated these **jute-growing States** for losing their share of the **export duty on jute**. **Statement 2 is incorrect.** They ran for so long as the duty continued **or ten years from the commencement of the Constitution**, whichever was earlier.
Question 02
Consider the following statements: Statement-I: In April 2025, the Supreme Court invoked Article 142 to treat ten Bills of the Tamil Nadu Legislature as having received assent. Statement-II: The April 2025 judgment was delivered by a Constitution Bench of five judges. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
1. Option A: Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
2. Option B: Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
3. Option C: Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
4. Option D: Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct
Answer and explanation
Answer: C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
**Statement-I is correct.** In **State of Tamil Nadu v. Governor of Tamil Nadu (8 April 2025)**, the Court held the Governor's **reservation of ten re-passed Bills** illegal and used **Article 142** to deem them **assented** from the date of re-presentation. **Statement-II is incorrect.** It was delivered by a **two-judge bench** (**Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan**); the later **Article 143 reference** was heard by a **five-judge** bench.
Question 03
Consider the following: 1. The threshold limit of turnover below which goods and services may be exempted from GST 2. Model GST laws, principles of levy and apportionment of IGST, and principles governing place of supply 3. Special provisions for the north-eastern and hill States 4. The share of the States in the divisible pool of Union taxes On how many of the above does the GST Council make recommendations under Article 279A?
1. Option A: Only one
2. Option B: Only two
3. Option C: Only three
4. Option D: All four
Answer and explanation
Answer: C. Only three
**Item 1 — yes.** This is **Article 279A(4)(d)**. **Item 2 — yes.** This is **Article 279A(4)(c)**. **Item 3 — yes.** This is **Article 279A(4)(g)**. **Item 4 — no.** That is the **Finance Commission's** domain under **Article 280(3)(a)**.
Question 04
Consider the following pairs: 1. — State List 2. — Union List 3. — Union List 4. — Union List How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
1. Option A: Only one pair
2. Option B: Only two pairs
3. Option C: Only three pairs
4. Option D: All four pairs
Answer and explanation
Answer: D. All four pairs
**Pair 1 is correctly matched.** This is **Entry 49 of the State List**. **Pair 2 is correctly matched.** This is **Entry 85 of the Union List**. **Pair 3 is correctly matched.** This is **Entry 83 of the Union List**. **Pair 4 is correctly matched.** This is **Entry 86 of the Union List**, the basis of the former wealth tax.
Question 05
Consider the following: 1. Distribution of the net proceeds of taxes between the Union and the States, and allocation of the States' share among the States 2. Principles governing grants-in-aid to the States out of the Consolidated Fund of India 3. Measures needed to augment the Consolidated Fund of a State to supplement the resources of Panchayats and Municipalities 4. Approval of the annual borrowing limits of each State On how many of the above does the Finance Commission make recommendations under Article 280?
1. Option A: Only one
2. Option B: Only two
3. Option C: Only three
4. Option D: All four
Answer and explanation
Answer: C. Only three
**Item 1 — yes.** This is **Article 280(3)(a)**. **Item 2 — yes.** This is **Article 280(3)(b)**. **Item 3 — yes.** **Article 280(3)(bb) and (c)**, added by the **73rd and 74th Amendments**, cover this. **Item 4 — no.** This is **not** among the Finance Commission's functions under **Article 280(3)**.

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