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UPSC CSE Prelims 2020 · GS Paper I · Question 6 · Budget, taxation & public finance

वित्त मंत्री संसद में बजट प्रस्तुत करते हुए उसके साथ अन्य प्रलेख भी प्रस्तुत करते हैं जिनमें…

UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2020, General Studies Paper I, Question 6 — Budget, taxation & public finance.

वित्त मंत्री संसद में बजट प्रस्तुत करते हुए उसके साथ अन्य प्रलेख भी प्रस्तुत करते हैं जिनमें ‘बृहद् आर्थिक रूपरेखा विवरण (The Macro Economic Framework Statement)’ भी सम्मिलित रहता है । यह पूर्वोक्त प्रलेख निम्न आदेशन के कारण प्रस्तुत किया जाता है :

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Along with the Budget, the Finance Minister also places other documents before the Parliament which include 'The Macro Economic Framework Statement'. The aforesaid document is presented because this is mandated by

(a) Long standing parliamentary convention · (b) Article 112 and Article 110(1) of the Constitution of India · (c) Article 113 of the Constitution of India · (d) Provisions of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003

उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English

Answer: (d) राजकोषीय उत्तरदायित्व एवं बजट प्रबन्धन अधिनियम, 2003 के प्रावधानों के कारण

The Macro-Economic Framework Statement is one of the fiscal policy statements that the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, 2003 requires the Central Government to lay before both Houses along with the annual Budget. The Constitution requires the Budget itself, not this statement.

  • ✓ (d) The FRBM Act, 2003 requires the Medium-term Fiscal Policy Statement, the Fiscal Policy Strategy Statement and the Macro-Economic Framework Statement to accompany the annual financial statement; the last assesses GDP growth, the Centre's fiscal balance and the external balance.
  • ✗ (b) Article 112 requires the 'annual financial statement' (the Budget), and Article 110(1) defines a Money Bill; neither mentions a macro-economic framework statement.
  • ✗ (c) Article 113 lays down how Parliament deals with the estimates, including voting on demands for grants in the Lok Sabha; it does not require this statement.

Remember · FRBM Act, 2003: fiscal policy statements laid with the Budget include the Medium-term Fiscal Policy Statement, the Fiscal Policy Strategy Statement and the Macro-Economic Framework Statement.

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Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2020, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·

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