UPSC Indian Polity and Civics The Union Legislature Question Bank

done Parliamentary Committees Total Questions - 33

• question_answer1)

  Consider the following statements-

  1. After the Annual financial statement is presented before the house of the people, it is examined by the public Accounts committee.

  2. The public accounts committee examines the report of the comptroller and auditor- general of India after it is laid before the parliament.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   Only 1              done clear
  B)
   Only 2 done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
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• question_answer2)

  Consider the following statements:

  1. The Parliamentary Committee on Empowerment of Women was constituted in 1997

  2.  The parliamentary committee on empowerment of women consists of 20 members of the Lok Sabha and 10 members of the Rajya Sabha.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  A)
   Only 1              done clear
  B)
   Only 2                                     done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and                     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
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  Which among the following are the merits of the Parliamentary Departmental Standing Commit- tees constituted to scrutinize the budget proposals?

  1. Legislative control is now more legal because the committees are established by law

  2. Experts and specialists have been nominated to help the members of the Parliament

  3. Legislative control is now much more close, continuous and in-depth

  4. The Rajya Sabha and the opposition parties can play a greater role in exercising financial control

  Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  A)
   1 and 2            done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 done clear
  C)
   3 and 4 done clear
  D)
   1 and 4 done clear
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  Which one of the following committees is not a Standing Committee of the Parliament?
  A)
   Public Accounts Committee done clear
  B)
   Estimates Committee done clear
  C)
   Committee on Public Undertakings done clear
  D)
   Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Finance done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below:

  List-I (parliamentary committees)		List-II (Functions )
  A.	Select committee	1.	Allocates time for discussion on various items
  B.	Committee on petitions	2.	Considers the question of contempt of the House
  C.	Business advisory committee	3.	Entertains representations from individuals
  D.	Estimates committee	4.	Scrutinizes a bill clause by clause and suggests changes
  		5.	Examines departmental expenditure in the budget

  Codes:
  A)
  A-4       B-3       C-1       D-5 done clear
  B)
  A-3       B-4       C-1       C-5 done clear
  C)
  A-4       B-3       C-5       D-2       done clear
  D)
  A-3       B-4       C-5       D-2 done clear
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• question_answer6)
  The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament is appointed by the:
  A)
   Speaker of Lok Sabha done clear
  B)
   Prime Minister of India done clear
  C)
   President of India done clear
  D)
   Chairman of Rajya Sabha done clear
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  Which one of the following Parliamentary Committees consists exclusively of members of the Lok Sabha?
  A)
   The Public Accounts Committee done clear
  B)
   The Estimates Committee done clear
  C)
   The Committee on Public Undertakings done clear
  D)
   The Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes done clear
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• question_answer8)

  Which of the following committees are helped by the CAG in their work of exercising Parliamentary control over the executive?

  1. Public Accounts Committee

  2. Committee of Privileges

  3. Estimates Committee

  4. Committee on Public Undertakings

  Select the correct answer by using the codes given below:
  A)
   1 and 4 done clear
  B)
   1, 2 and 4 done clear
  C)
   1, 2 and 3                     done clear
  D)
   2, 3 and 4 done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the evolution of the given Com- mites?
  A)
   Committee on Public Undertakings - Estimates Committee - Public Accounts Committee done clear
  B)
   Estimates Committee - Public Accounts Committee - Committee on Public Undertakings done clear
  C)
   Committee on Public Undertakings - Public Accounts Committee - Estimates Committee done clear
  D)
   Public Accounts Committee - Estimates Committee - Committee on Public Undertakings done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Which one of the following is a Parliamentary Standing Committee?
  A)
   Committee on Draft Five-Year Plan       done clear
  B)
   Railway Convention Committee done clear
  C)
   Business Advisory Committee           done clear
  D)
   Joint Committee on Fertilizer Pricing done clear
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• question_answer11)

  Consider the following statements regarding Public Accounts Committee:

  1. It examines the Audit Report of the CAG.

  2. The suggestions made by the Committee are necessarily accepted by the Government

  3. It ensures the observance of the canons of financial propriety in all transactions

  4. The Committee functions in a non-partisan manner

  Which of these statements are correct?
  A)
   1, 3 and 4         done clear
  B)
   2, 3 and 4 done clear
  C)
   1 and 2            done clear
  D)
   1, 2, 3 and 4 done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Which one of the following committees recommended for the creation of Committee on Public Undertakings?
  A)
   Krishna Menon Committee             done clear
  B)
   Ashok Chanda Committee done clear
  C)
   Gorwala Committee                  done clear
  D)
   T. Krishnamachari Committee done clear
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• question_answer13)
  Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
  A)
   Committee on Petitions: Standing Committee to inquire done clear
  B)
   Committee on Government Assurances: Standing Committee to scrutinize done clear
  C)
   Committee on Subordinate Legislation: Standing Committee to inquire done clear
  D)
   Select or Joint Committee on Bills: Ad hoc Committee done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Which one of the following statements is not correct with regard to Parliamentary Committees?
  A)
   The Public Accounts Committee and the Public Undertakings Committee are joint committees of both the Houses of Parliament. done clear
  B)
   Seventeen Departmentally Related Committees were set-up in early 1990s. done clear
  C)
   There are Standing and Ad hoc Committees. done clear
  D)
   The Estimates Committee and the Public Accounts Committee are always headed by a senior leader of the ruling party/coalition. done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Which one of the following committees scrutinize in detail the report of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India?
  A)
   Public Accounts Committee done clear
  B)
   Estimates Committee done clear
  C)
   Select Committee of Expenditure done clear
  D)
   Consultative Committee of the Finance Ministry done clear
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• question_answer16)
  The Speaker is the ex-officio Chairman of the:
  A)
   Rules Committee done clear
  B)
   Committee of privileges done clear
  C)
   Committee on public undertakings done clear
  D)
   Committee on government assurances done clear
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• question_answer17)

  Which of the following Committees consist of representatives of both the Houses namely Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha?

  1. Estimates Committee

  2. Committee on Subordinate Legislation

  3. Public Accounts Committee

  4. Committee on Public Undertakings

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  A)
   1 and 4            done clear
  B)
   1, 2 and 3 done clear
  C)
   3 and 4 done clear
  D)
   2, 3 and 4 done clear
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• question_answer18)
  Which of the following statements does not reflect the jurisdiction of the Estimates Committee?
  A)
   It suggests alternative policies in order to bring efficiency and economy in administration done clear
  B)
   It examines whether the money is well laid out within the limits of the policy implied in the estimates done clear
  C)
   It suggests the form in which estimates are to be presented to Parliament done clear
  D)
   It helps in checking Governmental extravagance in making demands as its report is debated in the House done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Which one of the following committees is constituted by the Lok Sabha but comprises members of the Rajya Sabha also?
  A)
   Business Advisory Committee           done clear
  B)
   Committee of Privileges done clear
  C)
   Public Accounts Committee              done clear
  D)
   Rules Committee done clear
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• question_answer20)
  The report of Public Accounts Committee is presented to the:
  A)
   Prime Minister   done clear
  B)
   Finance Minister done clear
  C)
   President                       done clear
  D)
   Lok Sabha done clear
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• question_answer21)
  Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below:

  List-I (parliamentary committees)		List-II (Functions)
  A.	Rules committee	1.	Examination of appropriation Accounts
  B.	Public Accounts committee	2.	Considers matters of procedure in the House
  C.	Committee on subordinate legislation	3.	Examination of rules made by the executive departments under the acts passed by the parliament
  D.	Committee on public Undertakings	4.	Review of the working of the public sector undertakings
  		5.	Control of the department of public enterprises

  Codes:
  A)
  A-1       B-2       C-3       D-5 done clear
  B)
  A-2       B-1       C-3       D-4 done clear
  C)
  A-3       B-4       C-1       D-2 done clear
  D)
  A-5       B-1       C-2       D-3 done clear
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• question_answer22)
  The Parliament exercises final control on public finance:
  A)
   Through the Public Accounts Committee done clear
  B)
   Through the Estimates Committee done clear
  C)
   Through the enactment of the Budget done clear
  D)
   Through the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India done clear
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• question_answer23)
  The issue of whether a commitment made by a Minister on the floor of the House has been ful- filled or not is decided by the:
  A)
   Consultative Committee attached to the Ministry concerned done clear
  B)
   Select Committee dealing with the Ministry concerned done clear
  C)
   Political Affairs Committee of the Union Cabinet done clear
  D)
   Committee on Government Assurances done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Which one of the following Parliamentary Committees act as a 'watchdog' on departmental ex- pedicures and irregularities?
  A)
   Estimates Committee done clear
  B)
   Committee on Public Undertakings done clear
  C)
   Public Accounts Committee done clear
  D)
   Committee on Government Assurances done clear
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• question_answer25)

  Which of the following is/are true with respect to the Public Accounts Committee?

  1. Its work is based on the audit reports of the CAG.

  2. It examines the accounts of the Government of India for appropriations made by the Lok Sabha.

  3. It examines the accounts of autonomous and semi-autonomous bodies.

  Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  A)
   1, 2 and 3         done clear
  B)
   2 and 3 done clear
  C)
   1 and 2            done clear
  D)
   Only 3 done clear
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• question_answer26)

  Consider the following statements:

  1. Members of Rajya Sabha are not associated with the Committee on Public Undertakings.

  2. Railway Convention Committee is an ad hoc Parliamentary Committee

  Which of these statements is/are correct?
  A)
   Only 2  done clear
  B)
   1 and 2 done clear
  C)
   None                done clear
  D)
   Only 1 done clear
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• question_answer27)

  Consider the following statements:

  1. The Public Accounts Committee consists of 10 members from Lok Sabha and 5 members from Rajya Sabha.

  2. The Public Accounts Committee examines both the Appropriation and Finance Reports submitted by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.

  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  A)
   Only 1              done clear
  B)
   Only 2 done clear
  C)
   Both 1 and 2     done clear
  D)
   Neither 1 nor 2 done clear
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• question_answer28)
  When were 17 Departmental Related Standing Committees set up on the recommendations of the Rules Committee of the Lok Sabha?
  A)
   1964                done clear
  B)
   1977 done clear
  C)
   1990                done clear
  D)
   1993 done clear
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• question_answer29)
  Which one of the following is not a function of the Committee on Subordinate Legislation?
  A)
   To evolve a systematic pattern of the terms of delegation done clear
  B)
   To improve the methods of publicity of the rules done clear
  C)
   To lay down rules and regulations on the table of the House done clear
  D)
   To achieve uniformity in rule-making procedures done clear
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• question_answer30)

  Statement I: The Annual Financial Statement presented in the Lok Sabha contains apart from the estimates of expenditure ways and means to raise revenue.

  Statement II: After the Annual Financial Statement is presented in the Lok Sabha the Estimates Committee examines it.

  Codes:
  A)
   Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I. done clear
  B)
   Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I. done clear
  C)
   Statement I is true but Statement II is false. done clear
  D)
   Statement I is false but Statement II is true. done clear
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• question_answer31)
  Which one of the following statements is not correct?
  A)
   The main function of the Public Accounts Committee is to examine the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. done clear
  B)
   The Public Accounts Committee comprises Members of the Lok Sabha only. done clear
  C)
   A member of opposition can also be appointed as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee. done clear
  D)
   A member of the Public Accounts Committee can be re-elected for a second term. done clear
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• question_answer32)
  At present, the number of Standing Parliamentary Committees that exist to scrutinize the demands for grants of various ministries is:
  A)
   Twenty-two                   done clear
  B)
   Twenty-six done clear
  C)
   Twenty-four done clear
  D)
   Twenty-eight done clear
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• question_answer33)
  The Estimates Committee of the Lok Sabha:
  A)
   Prepares estimates of expenditure of the Central Government done clear
  B)
   Examines the accounts of Departments of Government of India done clear
  C)
   Prevents unauthorized collection of taxes done clear
  D)
   Suggests economies to be made in the Central administration done clear
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