Q. Consider the following statements regarding public accounts committee:
1.The members are elected by Parliament every year from amongst its members according to the principle of proportional representation.
2.The term of office of the members is two years.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation: Public accounts committee was set up first in 1921 under the provisions of the Government of India Act of 1919 and has since been in existence.
- At present, it consists of 22 members (15 from the Lok Sabha and 7 from the Rajya Sabha).
- The members are elected by the Parliament every year from amongst its members according to the principle of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.
- Thus, all parties get due representation in it. The term of office of the members is one year.
Source: Laxmikanth’s Polity
