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1. Speaker of the house  2. Deputy speaker  3. Chairpersons of all the departmental standing committees in the house.  4. Leaders of the recognized parties in the house.  Select the correct answer using the code given below:  a) 1 only  b) 1 and 2 only  c) 3 and 4 only  d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 Solution:  General Purposes Committee considers and advises on matters concerning affairs of the House, which do not fall within the jurisdiction of any other parliamentary committee.  In each House, this committee consists of the presiding officer (Speaker / Chairman) as its Ex-officio chairman, Deputy Speaker (Deputy Chairman in the case of Rajya Sabha), members of panel of chairpersons (panel of vice-chairpersons in the case of Rajya Sabha), chairpersons of all the departmental standing committees of the House, leaders of recognized parties and groups in the House and such other members as nominated by the presiding officer.  An...

1. It consists of members from both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.  2. Chairman of the committee generally belongs to the ruling party.  3. Excess grant needs to be approved by the PAC before being submitted to the Lok Sabha for voting.  Which of the statements given above is/are correct?  a) 1 only  b) 1 and 2 only  c) 1 and 3 only  d) 2 and 3 only Solution:  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 chairman of the committee is appointed from amongst its members by the Speaker. Until 1966 - ‘67, the chairman of the committee belonged to the ruling party. However, since 1967 a convention has developed whereby the chairman of the committee is selected invariably from the Opposition.  Before the demands for excess grants are submit...

1. The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have equal representation in this committee.  2. The chairman of the committee is appointed by the Speaker from the ruling party.  3. A minister cannot be elected as a member of the committee.  Select the correct answer using the code given below:  a) 1 only  b) 1 and 3 only  c) 2 and 3 only  d) 1, 2 and 3 Solution:  In Estimates Committee all the thirty members are from Lok Sabha only. The Rajya Sabha has no representation in this committee. The Estimates Committee is the largest committee of the parliament.  The chairman of the committee is appointed by the Speaker from amongst its members and he is invariably from the ruling party.  All parties get due representation in the Estimates Committee. The term of office is one year.  A minister cannot be elected as a member of the committee.  Ans: (c)

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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)