Correct answer: (b) Only three
Explanation
- A
Only two
Only two. The 15th FC used three extra criteria besides population, area and income distance.
- B
Only three
Only three. Demographic performance, forest & ecology, and tax & fiscal efforts. Not governance reforms, not stable government.
- C
Only four
Only four. Governance reforms and stable government were not 15th FC horizontal criteria.
- D
All five
All five. Two of the five names are not in the formula.
Summary. Official key is (b) only three. For horizontal devolution the 15th Finance Commission used population, area, forest & ecology, income distance, demographic performance and tax & fiscal effort. Governance reforms and ‘stable government’ were not criteria.
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