Syllabus: GS 3 – Government Budgeting.
| What were the reasons for the introduction of Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, 2013? Discuss critically its salient features and their effectiveness. | 2013 |
| What is the meaning of the term ‘tax expenditure’? Taking housing sector as an example, discuss how it influences the budgetary policies of the government. | 2013 |
| Women empowerment in India needs gender budgeting. What are the requirements and status of gender budgeting in the Indian context? 12.5 marks | 2016 |
| One of the intended objectives of Union Budget 2017-18 is to ‘transform, energize and clean India’. Analyse the measures proposed in the Budget 2017-18 to achieve the objective. | 2017 |
| Comment on the important changes introduced in respect of the Long-term Capital Gains Tax (LCGT) and Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT) in the Union Budget for 2018-2019. . | 2018 |
| The public expenditure management is a challenge to the Government of India in context of budget making during the post liberalization period. Clarify it. | 2019 |
| Distinguish between Capital Budget and Revenue Budget. Explain the components of both these Budgets. | 2021 |