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:

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Indian Polity

Prelims 2012

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?

The Recommendations of the Union Finance Commission
The Report of the Public Accounts Committee
The Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
The Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes

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Explanation

The correct answer is 1, 3 and 4

The President of India is required to present the following reports before both houses of Parliament

The Recommendations of the Union Finance Commission (deals with the distribution of revenue between centre and states)
The Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) (audits government accounts)
The Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (works on upliftment of Scheduled Castes)

Note: 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.

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