Q. Consider the following statements regarding estimates committee:
1.The origin of this committee can be traced to the standing financial committee set up in 1921.
2.The first Estimates Committee in the post-independence era was constituted in 1952.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation: The origin of the Estimates committee can be traced to the standing financial committee set up in 1921.
The first Estimates Committee in the post-independence era was constituted in 1950 on the recommendation of John Mathai, the then finance minister.
Source: Laxmikanth’s Polity
