By: D.K Cahaudhary
Q.1 Public Accounts Committee present its report to? (UP. Lower Sub. 2002)
(A) Parliament. (B) The President.
(C) Prime Minister. (D) Finance Minister.
Ans:- (A)
| The Public Accounts Committee is formed every year with a strength of not more than 22 members of which 15 are from Lok Sabha and 7 from Rajya Sabha. Its main function is to examine the audit report of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) and submits its report to the parliament. |
Q.2 Public Accounts Committee submits its report to? (B. PCS. 2011)
(A) The Comptroller and Auditor General.
(B) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
(C) The Minister of parliamentary affairs.
(D) The President of India.
Ans:- (B)
| The Chairman of the committee is appointed by the speaker of its members of Lok Sabha. This committee submits its report to the speaker of the Lok Sabha. |
Q.3 The main function of the Accounts committee of parliament is? (MP. PCS 1993)
(A) To examine the financial account of the government and report of comptroller and auditor general.
(B) To appoint on higher posts of public sector units.
(C) To examine the policy according to financial provision.
(D) None of the Above.
Ans:- (A)
| The Public Accounts Committee is a parliamentary committee that controls public expenditure. The function of this committee is to examine the report of accounts of the union government submitted by the comptroller and auditor general of India and to lay this report before each house of the parliament. Its aim to highlight the misuse and misappropriation of public expenditure before each house of the parliament. It also recommends action against those public authorities who are found responsible for the misuse of the expenses. It also counterchecks the public expenditure on the basis of the report of comptroller and auditor general the member of opposition of the lok sabha is appointed as the chairman of this committee (since 1967-68). The report of the Public Accounts Committee is submitted to the Speaker of Lok Sabha. |
Q.4 Public Accounts Committee has the following members? (U.P.R.O/ A.R.O 2014)
Give the correct answer from the codes given below:
Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha Total
(A) 11 05 16
(B) 15 07 22
(C) 10 05 15
(D) 17 10 27
Ans:- (B)
| See the explanation of above question. |
Q.5 Consider the following statements? (I.A.S 2013)
The Parliamentary committee on public accounts.
- Consists of not more than 25 members of the Lok Sabha.
- Scrutinizes appropriation and finance accounts of the government.
- Examines the report of the comptroller and auditor general of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct.
(A) Only 1 (B) 2 and 3
(C) Only 3 (D) All of these
Ans:- (B)
| Statement 1 is incorrect because the PAC consists of only 22 members, of which 15 Lok Sabha and 7 Rajya Sabha. The PAC examines the report of the comptroller and auditor general, which also includes the examination of the appropriation and finance accounts of the government of India. |
Q.6 Who nominates the Chairman of the public accounts committee of Indian Parliament? (UP. PCS 2014)
(A) The speaker of lok sabha. (B) The prime minister.
(C) The President. (D) The chairman of Rajya Sabha.
Ans:- (A)
| The chairman of the public accounts committee is appointed by the speaker amongst its members. Till 1966-67, the chairman belonged to the ruling party. The committee consist of not more than 22 members comprising 15 lok sabha every year amongst its members and not more than 7 members of Rajya Sabha. For the first tiem, the Speaker appointed a member of the opposition as the chairman of the committee during 1967-68. This practice has been continued since then. A minister is not eligible to be elected as a member of the committee. |
Q.7 Who nominates the chairman of public accounts committee? (UP. Lower. Sub. 2004)
(A) President of India. (B) Prime Minister of India.
(C) Speaker of Lok Sabha. (D) Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
Ans:- (C)
| See the explanation of above question. |
Q.8 Members of the Rajya Sabha are not associated with? (UP. PCS 2008)
- Public Accounts Committee.
- Estimates Committee.
- Committee on Public Undertakings
Choose your answer from given code:
(A) 1 and 2 (B) 3
(C) 2 (D) 1 and 3
Ans:- (C)
| The estimates committee constituted for the first time in 1950, is a parliamentary committee consisting 30 members, elected every year by the Lok Sabha amongst its members and no member of Rajya Sabha is concerned with this committee. While the committee on public accounts and the committee on public undertakings consists of 22 members comprising 15 members elected by Lok Sabha every year and 7 members of Rajya Sabha. |
Q.9 Estimates Committee is constituted from the members of? (UP. PCS 2010)
(A) Both the Houses. (B) The Rajya Sabha.
(C) The Lok Sabha. (D) None of these.
Ans:- (C)
| See the explanation of above question. |
Q.10 Which of the following is the financial committee of parliament in India? (UP. PCS 2007)
- Public Account Committee.
- Estimates Committee.
- Committee on Public Undertakings.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(A) 1 Only (B) 1 and 2
(C) 1 and 3 (D) 1, 2 and 3
Ans:- (D)
| Public Accounts Committee, Estimates Committee, and Public Undertakings Committee are the financial committee of Indian Parliament. |
