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QUESTION 2
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10 marks

What were the reasons for introduction of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, 2003? Discuss critically its salient features and their effectiveness.

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What the examiner wants

Discuss the exact proposition in the PYQ — “What were the reasons for introduction of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, 2003? Discuss critically its salient features and their effectiveness.” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing FRBM.

DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘What were the reasons for introduction of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, 2003? Discuss critically its’, directly answer: What were the reasons for introduction of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, 2003?≈45 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘What were the reasons for introduction of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, 2003? Discuss critically its’, directly answer: Discuss critically its salient features and their effectiveness≈45 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘What were the reasons for introduction of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, 2003? Di’, add one verified official-source anchor and a limitation/counterpoint specific to FRBM≈45 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise FRBMExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘What were the reasons for introduction of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, 2003? Discuss crit’, avoid a generic note on FRBM; answer the actual wording/directive and the FRBM proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘What were the reasons for introduction of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, 2003? Discuss crit’, do not add examples around FRBM unless they prove, qualify or rebut the proposition asked

Value addition

  • Provision/institution → issue → implication table
    → 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.