{"id":93859,"date":"2025-06-01T11:58:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=93859"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:58:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:58:45","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-regarding-enactment-of-budget-in-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-regarding-enactment-of-budget-in-the\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements regarding enactment of budget in the"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements regarding enactment of budget in the Parliament :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Railway Budget used to be presented before the General Budget.<\/li>\n<li>2. The Finance bill must be enacted within 75 days of its introduction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the above statements is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC Combined Section Officer &#8211; 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-combined-section-officer-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-combined-section-officer-2024\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nBoth statements 1 and 2 are correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Historically, the Railway Budget was presented separately before the General Budget. 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This effectively requires the Finance Bill to be enacted within 75 days of its introduction to make these tax proposals permanent.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe budget enactment process involves several stages in Parliament, including presentation of the budget, general discussion, scrutiny by departmental standing committees, voting on demands for grants in the Lok Sabha, passing of the Appropriation Bill (authorising expenditure), and passing of the Finance Bill (giving effect to tax proposals).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements regarding enactment of budget in the Parliament : 1. Railway Budget used to be presented before the General Budget. 2. The Finance bill must be enacted within 75 days of its introduction. Which of the above statements is\/are correct ? 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