Which one or the following expenditure is not charged on the Consolidated Fund of India ?

Salary and allowances of the Chief Justice of lndia
Salary and allowances of the comptoller and Auditor-Genral of India
Salary and allowances of the Prime Minister of India.
Salary and allowances of the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission.

The correct answer is (d).

The salary and allowances of the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission are not charged on the Consolidated Fund of India. This is because the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission is a member of the Union Public Service Commission, which is a statutory body. The salaries and allowances of members of statutory bodies are not charged on the Consolidated Fund of India.

The salary and allowances of the Chief Justice of India, the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India, and the Prime Minister of India are charged on the Consolidated Fund of India. This is because they are all constitutional offices. The salaries and allowances of constitutional offices are charged on the Consolidated Fund of India.

The Consolidated Fund of India is a fund into which all revenues received by the Government of India are credited. The moneys out of this fund are appropriated for the purposes of the Government of India by Parliament by law.