Parliamentary Committees UPSC Questions

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Parliamentary Committees MCQ Questions


1.
Which of the following is NOT a condition for a committee to be considered a Parliamentary Committee?
A.
It is appointed or elected by the House or nominated by the Speaker/Chairman.
B.
It works under the direction of the President of India.
C.
It presents its report to the House or to the Speaker/Chairman.
D.
It has a secretariat provided by the Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha.
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ANSWER :
B. It works under the direction of the President of India.
2.
Which of the following is a Financial Committee?
A.
Committee on Ethics
B.
Committee on Railways
C.
Public Accounts Committee
D.
Committee on Commerce
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ANSWER :
C. Public Accounts Committee
3.
Which committee examines whether the expenditure conforms to the authority that governs it?
A.
Estimates Committee
B.
Public Accounts Committee
C.
Committee on Public Undertakings
D.
Business Advisory Committee
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ANSWER :
B. Public Accounts Committee
4.
Which committee examines and suggests ‘economies’ in public expenditure?
A.
Public Accounts Committee
B.
Committee on Public Undertakings
C.
Estimates Committee
D.
Rules Committee
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ANSWER :
C. Estimates Committee
5.
Which of the following statements is true about the Committee on Public Undertakings?
A.
It can investigate matters of day-to-day administration.
B.
Its chairman can be from Rajya Sabha.
C.
It examines the affairs of public undertakings.
D.
It has no members from Rajya Sabha.
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ANSWER :
C. It examines the affairs of public undertakings.
6.
Which committee was constituted on the recommendation of the Krishna Menon Committee?
A.
Committee on Estimates
B.
Committee on Petitions
C.
Committee on Public Undertakings
D.
Rules Committee
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ANSWER :
C. Committee on Public Undertakings