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Indian PolityHardAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2017, GK

Arrange the following Commissions chronologically on the basis of their date of setting : 1. The Second Administrative Reforms Commission 2. The Eleventh Finance Commission 3. Punchhi Commission 4. Sarkaria Commission Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. A.4, 2, 1, 3
  2. B.4, 3, 2, 1
  3. C.3, 2, 4, 1
  4. D.3, 4, 1, 2

Correct answer

A. 4, 2, 1, 3

Explanation

The correct answer is A, 4, 2, 1, 3. The order of setting up is Sarkaria Commission (1983), Eleventh Finance Commission (1998), Second Administrative Reforms Commission (2005) and Punchhi Commission (2007).

The Sarkaria Commission, headed by Justice R. S. Sarkaria, was appointed in 1983 to review Centre-State relations and reported in 1988. The Eleventh Finance Commission, chaired by A. M. Khusro, was constituted in 1998 and covered the period 2000-2005. The Second Administrative Reforms Commission was set up in 2005, first under M. Veerappa Moily, to suggest ways to reform public administration. The Punchhi Commission, under former Chief Justice M. M. Punchhi, was formed in 2007 as the second commission on Centre-State relations.

Option B is wrong because it places the Punchhi Commission second, though it was the last of the four. Option C is wrong because it begins with the Punchhi Commission and puts Sarkaria third. Option D is wrong because it also starts with Punchhi and ends with the Finance Commission.

Exam tip: Centre-State commissions = Rajamannar (Tamil Nadu, 1969), Sarkaria (1983), Punchhi (2007).

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