What is the quorum for a meeting of the Committee on Petitions of the Rajya Sabha?
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Parliamentary Committees: 27 previous year questions
UPSC has asked 27 questions on Parliamentary Committees between 1992 and 2024: CDS 9 · CSE 7 · CAPF 6 · CISF (LDCE) 3 · NDA 1 · EPFO (AO/EO) 1. 13 of them came after 2015, so this is a live topic examiners keep returning to. 7 were set in Civil Services Prelims; the rest come from UPSC's other papers, which draw on the same question bank.
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Which of the following Committees does NOT consist of Members from the Upper House of the Parliament ? 1. Public Accounts Committee 2. Estimates Committee 3. Committee on Public Undertakings Select the answer using the code given below :
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Committee without Upper House members → Estimates Committee only | NOT: Public Accounts Committee | NOT: Committee on Public Undertakings
Which one of the following committees does not have members from the Rajya Sabha?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Committee without Rajya Sabha members → Estimates Committee
With respect to the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament of India, which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. The committee came into existence in the year 1921 2. It was not a Parliamentary Committee under the control of the Speaker at the time of its inception Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Public Accounts Committee → came into existence in 1921 | was not under the Speaker's control at inception
Which of the following statements about the Committee on Public Undertakings is/are correct? 1. There are more members from the Rajya Sabha than the Lok Sabha in the Committee. 2. The Chairperson of the Committee is appointed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Committee on Public Undertakings → Chairperson appointed by the Lok Sabha Speaker | NOT: more Rajya Sabha than Lok Sabha members
Which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. Committee on Estimates is an ad hoc committee of the Parliament. 2. Committee on Railway Convention is a standing committee of the Parliament. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
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Answer D (official UPSC key)NOT: Committee on Estimates is an ad hoc committee | NOT: Railway Convention Committee is a standing committee
Who appoints the Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament ?
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Appoints the Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee → Speaker, Lok Sabha
Which one of the following statements about Public Accounts Committee is correct?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Public Accounts Committee → a member's term is one year | NOT: up to 15 LS + 10 RS members | NOT: Finance Minister ex officio member | NOT: RS members' term extends after retiring from RS
Which one of the following is the mandate of the Committee on Estimates ?
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Mandate of the Committee on Estimates → report economies, improvements in organisation, efficiency or administrative reform consistent with the policy underlying the estimates
Which one of the following statements regarding Public Accounts Committee is correct?
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Public Accounts Committee → fifteen Lok Sabha and seven Rajya Sabha members
Which one of the following statements with regard to the appointment of the Members of the Parliamentary Committees is correct?
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Members of Parliamentary Committees → appointed or elected on a motion, or nominated by the Speaker/Chairman
Which one of the following Committees of the Parliament has no Members from the Rajya Sabha?
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Committee with no Rajya Sabha members → Estimates Committee
With reference to the Parliament of India, which of the following Parliamentary Committees scrutinizes and reports to the House whether the powers to make regulations, rules, sub-rules, by-laws, etc. conferred by the Constitution or delegated by the Parliament are being properly exercised by the Executive within the scope of such delegation ?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Checks whether delegated powers to make rules/regulations/by-laws are properly exercised → Committee on Subordinate Legislation
The issue whether a commitment made by a Minister on the floor of the House has been fulfilled or not is decided by the : .
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Committee on Public Assurances → decides whether a Minister's commitment made on the floor of the House is fulfilled
The functions of the Committee on Estimates, as incorporated in the Constitution of India, shall be to 1. report what economies, improvements in organization, efficiency or administrative reform may be effected 2. suggest alternative policies in order to bring about efficiency and economy in administration 3. examine whether the money is well laid out within the limits of the policy implied in the estimates 4. examine the reports, if any, of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the public undertakings Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Estimates Committee → reports economies, organisational improvements, efficiency, administrative reform | suggests alternative policies for efficiency and economy | examines whether money is well laid out within the policy | NOT: examines CAG reports on public undertakings
The Departmental Committee of the Parliament of India on the Welfare of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and the Scheduled Tribes (STs) shall 1. examine whether the Union Government has secured due representation of the SCs and the STs in the services and posts under its control 2. report on the working of the welfare programmes for the SCs and the STs in the Union Territories Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Committee on Welfare of SCs and STs → examines due representation of SCs/STs in Union services | reports on SC/ST welfare programmes in UTs
The Committee on Public Accounts under the Constitution of India is meant for 1. the examination of accounts showing the appropriation of sums granted by the House for the expenditure of the Government of India 2. scrutinising the report of the Comptroller and Auditor-General 3. suggesting the form in which estimates shall be presented to the Parliament Select the correct answer using the codes given below
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Answer C (official UPSC key)Public Accounts Committee → examines appropriation accounts of GoI expenditure | scrutinises the CAG's report | NOT: suggests the form of estimates
Which one of the following is the largest Committee of the Parliament?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Largest Committee of Parliament → Committee on Estimates (of: PAC, Estimates, Public Undertakings, Petitions)
Which one among the following committees of the Parliament of India has no members of the Rajya Sabha?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Committee with no Rajya Sabha members → Estimates Committee
The Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts (PAC) 1. consists of not more than 25 Members of the Lok Sabha 2. scrutinizes appropriation and finance accounts of Government 3. examines the report of CAG. Which of the statements given above is / are correct? `
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Public Accounts Committee → scrutinises appropriation and finance accounts | examines the CAG's report | NOT: up to 25 Lok Sabha members
Consider the following statements about Parliamentary Committees : 1. They are a subset of Council of Ministers. 2. The scrutiny of Legislative and Constitutional Amendment Bills gets done in these Committees. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Parliamentary Committees → scrutinise legislative and Constitution Amendment Bills | NOT: a subset of the Council of Ministers
Which of the following Committees are Committees of Parliament? 1. Public Accounts Committee 2. Estimates Committee 3. Committee on Public Undertakings. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Committees of Parliament → Public Accounts, Estimates, Public Undertakings (all three)
Which one of the following is the largest Committee of the Parliament? [2009-I]
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Answer B (official UPSC key)Largest Committee of Parliament → Estimates Committee (of: PAC, Estimates, Public Undertakings, Petitions)
Consider the following statements: [2007] 1 The Chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts is appointed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. 2 The Committee on Public Accounts comprises Members of Lok Sabha, Members of Rajya Sabha and few eminent persons of industry and trade. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Answer A (official UPSC key)PAC Chairman → appointed by the Lok Sabha Speaker | NOT: PAC includes eminent persons from industry and trade
Consider the following statements: [2003] 1. While members of the Rajya Sabha are associated with Committees on Public Accounts and Public Undertakings, members of Committee on Estimates are drawn entirely from the Lok Sabha 2. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs works under the overall direction of Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs 3. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs nominates Members of Parliament on Committees, Councils, Board and Commissions etc. set up by the Government of India in the various ministries. Which of these statements is are correct?
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Answer A (official UPSC key)RS members sit on PAC & Committee on Public Undertakings; Estimates Committee drawn entirely from LS | Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs works under Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs | NOT: Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs nominates MPs on Govt committees/councils/boards/commissions
In what way does the Indian Parliament exercise control over the administration?
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Answer A (official UPSC key)Parliament controls the administration → through Parliamentary Committees
Which of the following are Financial Committees of Parliament in India? [92] 1. Public Accounts Committee 2. Estimates Committee 3. Committee on Public Undertakings Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
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Answer D (official UPSC key)Financial Committees of Parliament → Public Accounts, Estimates, Public Undertakings
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