Important Parliamentary Committees CDS Questions

Important Parliamentary Committees MCQ Questions

1.
In which year was the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) first set up in India?
A.
1923
B.
1935
C.
1919
D.
1921
ANSWER :
D. 1921
2.
The Public Accounts Committee was originally established under the provisions of which Act?
A.
Government of India Act, 1919
B.
Indian Independence Act, 1947
C.
Indian Councils Act, 1909
D.
Government of India Act, 1935
ANSWER :
A. Government of India Act, 1919
3.
The Public Accounts Committee was set up in the aftermath of which reforms?
A.
Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
B.
Morley-Minto Reforms
C.
Simon Commission Reforms
D.
Cripps Mission Reforms
ANSWER :
A. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
4.
Who was the first Indian Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee during the colonial era?
A.
C. P. Ramaswami Iyer
B.
Tej Bahadur Sapru
C.
Bhupendra Nath Mitra
D.
W. M. Hailey
ANSWER :
C. Bhupendra Nath Mitra
5.
In the pre-1950 era, who served as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee?
A.
The Viceroy
B.
The Governor-General
C.
The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
D.
Finance Member/Finance Minister
ANSWER :
D. Finance Member/Finance Minister
6.
When did the Public Accounts Committee become a Parliamentary Committee functioning under the Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
A.
1952
B.
1947
C.
1950
D.
1954
ANSWER :
C. 1950