Consider the following stages during the enactment of Budget in the Parliament:

1. Presentation of Budget 

2. Scrutiny by departmental committees 

3. Passing of appropriation bill 

4. Voting on demands for grants 

5. Passing of finance bill 

What is the correct chronological order of the above stages for the budget to get passed through the Parliament? 

a) 1-2-3-4-5 

b) 1-2-4-3-5 

c) 1-5-3-2-4 

d) 1-4-3-5-2

Solution: 

The budget goes through the following stages in the Parliament: 

• 1) Presentation of budget. 
• 2) General discussion 
• 3) Scrutiny by departmental committees 
• 4) Voting on demands for grants 
• 5) Passing of appropriation bill 
• 6) Passing of finance bill

Ans:(b)