QUESTION 3
GS2
10 marks
How have the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission of India enabled the States to improve their fiscal position?
WRITE IN
7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Explain: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “How have the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission of India enabled the States to improve their fiscal position?” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on 14th Finance Commission.
ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.
Demand-wise check
- 1How have the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission of India enabled the States to improve their fiscal position?≈55 words
- 2Support the Explain with directly relevant evidence/examples and end with a reasoned conclusion≈55 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Constitutional/institutional contextAnswer each explicit limb in sequenceUse relevant provisions/judgments/policy evidenceLimitations/counterviewReforms or reasoned conclusion
Where marks usually go
- Writing generally about 14th Finance Commission without directly resolving: “How have the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission of India enabled the States to improve their fiscal position?”
- Using facts/examples as decoration without linking them to the Explain judgement required by the question
Value addition
- Small labelled map/flow diagram showing the spatial relationship central to the question
→ Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.
Official source anchors
These are authoritative sources selected for this exact PYQ. Where a card is an official-domain anchor rather than a fact-level citation, verify the precise provision, definition or data point on the linked source before using it.
Next: plan for one minute, write it in 7 minutes, then get it checked.