The Chairman of the Seventh Finance Commission of India was:
Justice J. M. Shelat, a former judge of the Supreme Court of India, chaired the Seventh Finance Commission. It was constituted under Article 280 in 1977 and reported in 1978…
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The Chairman of the Seventh Finance Commission of India was:
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Justice J. M. Shelat, a former judge of the Supreme Court of India, chaired the Seventh Finance Commission. It was constituted under Article 280 in 1977 and reported in 1978 on the period from 1979–80 through 1983–84. Y. B. Chavan chaired the Eighth Finance Commission, and K. V. K. Sundaram chaired the Fifth Law Commission.
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Option A
Incorrect. Y. B. Chavan served as Chairman of the Eighth Finance Commission (constituted in 1982 for 1984–1989), not the Seventh Finance Commission.
Option B
Incorrect. K. V. K. Sundaram served as the second Chief Election Commissioner of India (1958–1967) and Chairman of the Fifth Law Commission of India (1968–1971), not Chairman of the Seventh Finance Commission.
Option C
Correct. Justice Jayantilal Manilal Shelat, a former Supreme Court judge, chaired the Seventh Finance Commission. It was constituted in 1977, and its recommendations covered 1979–80 through 1983–84.
Option D
Incorrect. Babu Jagjivan Ram served as Union Cabinet Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of India, never as Chairman of a Finance Commission.
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