Question
GSMediumPrelims 2012Indian Polity

According to the Constitution of India, it is the duty of the President of India to cause to be laid before the Parliament which of the following?

  1. The Recommendations of the Union Finance Commission
  2. The Report of the Public Accounts Committee
  3. The Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
  4. The Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: The Recommendations of the Union Finance Commission is laid by the President (deals with the distribution of revenue between the centre and states).

Statement 2 is incorrect: The Report of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is not laid by the President. The PAC is a parliamentary committee that scrutinizes the CAG report.

Statement 3 is correct: The Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is laid by the President (audits government accounts).

Statement 4 is correct: The Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes is laid by the President (works on upliftment of Scheduled Castes).

The correct answer is 1, 3 and 4.

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