Q. Consider the following statements:
1. Both Public Account Committee and Committee on Public Undertaking scrutinize the reports submitted by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
2. Both Public Account Committee and Committee on Public Undertaking submit their reports to the Parliament via President.
3. Both Public Account Committee and Committee on Public Undertaking consist of 22 members.
How many statements given above are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Exp) Option b is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is correct – Public Account Committee (PAC) scrutinizes the Audit Report on Appropriation Account and the Audit Report on Finance Account as submitted by Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). On the other hand, the Committee on Public Undertaking (CPA) scrutinizes the Audit Report on Public Undertaking as submitted by the CAG.
Statement 2 is incorrect – Both PAC and CPA do submit report to Parliament but directly and not via President. Statement 3 is correct – Both PAC and CPA consist of 22 members of which not more than 15 belongs to Lok Sabha and not more than 7 belongs to the Rajya Sabha.
