Ans: A

Exp:

Statement 1 is correct:  The members of the Public Accounts Committee are elected by the Parliament every year from amongst its members according to the principle of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote. Thus, all the political parties in the parliament get due representation in the Public Accounts Committee of India. 

Statement 2 is incorrect: 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. 

Statement 3 is incorrect: The Public Accounts Committee conducts a post-mortem examination (not a real-time examination) of public accounts, which shows the expenditure that has already been incurred. The examination carried out by the committee can also be useful as a guide for both future estimates and policies. 

Reference: Chapter 24, Laxmikanth Polity.

Ans: C

Exp:

Out of the 24 standing committees, 8 work under the Rajya Sabha and 16 under the Lok Sabha. The committees under the Rajya Sabha are as follows– Committee on Commerce, Committee on Home Affairs, Committee on Human Resource Development, Committee on Industry, Committee on Science & Technology, Environment & Forests, Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Culture, Committee on Health & Family Welfare, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice 

Some of the committees under the Lok Sabha are – Committee on Agriculture, Committee on External Affairs, the Committee on Finance, Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, etc.

Reference: Chapter 24, Laxmikanth Polity.

Ans: B

Exp:

The Committee of Privileges is a parliamentary committee present in both houses of the Indian Parliament. The Committee of Privileges examines the cases of breach of the privileges of the House and its members and recommends appropriate action. The functions of this committee are semi-judicial or quasi-judicial in nature. The Lok Sabha committee has 15 members, while the Rajya Sabha committee has 10 members. The Ethics Committee enforces the code of conduct of members of Parliament. 

Reference: Chapter 24, Laxmikanth Polity.

Ans: A

Exp:

Statements 1 and 2 are correct: The Business Advisory Committee is a committee relating to the day to day business of the house. This committee regulates the programme and timetable of the House. It allocates time for the transaction of legislative and other business brought before the House by the government. 

Statement 3 is incorrect: The Lok Sabha committee consists of 15 members, including the Speaker as its chairman. In the Rajya Sabha, it has 11 members, including the Chairman of Rajya Sabha as its ex officio chairman. The Committee, on its own initiative, may also recommend to the Government to bring forward particular subjects for discussion in the House and recommend allocation of time for such discussions. The decisions reached by the Committee are always unanimous in character and representative of the collective view of the House.

Reference: Chapter 24, Laxmikanth Polity.39.pdf (loksabhadocs.nic.in)

 Ans: A

 Exp: 

Statement 1 is correct: The chairman of the committee is appointed by the Speaker from among its members, who are drawn from the Lok Sabha only. A Minister is not eligible to become a Member of the Committee. If a Member after his election to the Committee is appointed a Minister, he ceases to be a Member of the Committee from the date of such appointment. 

Statement 2 is incorrect: The Committee on Public Undertakings has 22 members (15 from the Lok Sabha and 7 from the Rajya Sabha). The members of this committee are elected by the Parliament every year from among its own members according to the principle of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote. The term of office of the members is one year. 

Reference: Chapter 24, Laxmikanth Polity. Introduction-2019.pdf (loksabhadocs.nic.in)