UNION LEGISLATURE MCQS SET 25

UNION LEGISLATURE MCQS SET 25

241) The Committee of Indian Parliament which has the largest membership is
A) the Committee on Privileges
B) the Public Accounts Committee
C) the Estimates Committee
D) the Committee on Public Undertakings
Answer:  the Estimates Committee
   
242) Which one of the following statements about the Parliamentary Committee on Public Sector Undertakings are true?
1. It examines the reports and accounts of certain specified public sector undertakings and the reports of the Auditor General.
2. lt approves the appointments of the Chairman of certain specified public sector undertakings.
3. it examines whether public undertakings are being run efficiently.
4. It also examines whether they are being managed in accordance with sound business principles and prudent commercial practice.
Codes
A) 1, 2 and 3
B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 1, 2, 3 and 4
D) 1, 3 and 4
Answer:  1, 3 and 4
   
243) Which of the following are the functions of the Estimates Committee?
1. It prepares the estimates of expenditure for the ensuing year.
2. It suggests alternative policies with a view to bring about efficiency and economy in administration.
3. It suggests the forms in which the estimates are to be presented to the Parliament.
4. It examines whether the money is Well laid out within the limit of the policy implied in the estimates.
Codes
A) 2, 3, 4
B) 1, 2, 3
C) 1, 3, 4
D) 1, 2, 4
Answer:  1, 2, 4
   
244) Whose function is it to see that money is spent out of the Consolidated and of a State without the authority of the legislature?
A) public Accounts Committee
B) comptroller and Auditor General of India
C) Finance Commission
D) None of the above
Answer:  public Accounts Committee
   
245) The functions of the Estimates committee of Parliament include
1. presenting annually to Parliament an Economic Survey report on the country's state of economy.
2. reporting on what economies, improvement in . organisation, or administrative reforms can be effected.
3. examining whether the money is well laid out within the limits of the policy implied in the estimates.
4. suggesting the form in which estimates should be presented to the Parliament.
Codes
A) 2 and 3
B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 1, 3 and 4
D) All of these
Answer:  2, 3 and 4

246) Which of the following standing committees of Parliament has no MP from Rajya Sabha?
A) Public Accounts Committee
B) Committee on Public Undertakings
C) Committee on Government Assurance
D) Estimates Committee
Answer:  Estimates Committee
   
247) Which one among the following statements about the functioning of political parties in a democracy is not correct?
A) Political parties give political education to the people.
B) Political parties serve as a link between the government and the people.
C) Political parties fight elections and try to get the maximum number of their candidates elected.
D) None of the above
Answer:  Political parties give political education to the people.
   
248) Which one of the following is the largest c0mmittee of the Parliament?
A) The committee on-public accounts
B) The committee on estimates
C) The committee on public undertakings
D) The committee on petitions
Answer:  The committee on estimates
   
249) The Committee of Parliament on official Language comprises the members
A) 20 from Lok Sabha and 10 from Rajya Sabha
B) 10 from Lok Sabha and 20 from Rajya Sabha
C) 10 from Lok Sabha and 10 from Rajya Sabha
D) 20 from Lok Sabha and 20 from Rajya Sabha
Answer:  20 from Lok Sabha and 10 from Rajya Sabha
    
250) Which one of the following is not a Parliamentary Committee?
A) Committee on Public Accounts
B) Committee on Public Undertakings
C) Committee on Estimates
D) Demands for Grants Committee
Answer:  Demands for Grants Committee