{"id":93254,"date":"2025-06-01T11:45:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=93254"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:45:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:45:57","slug":"with-respect-to-the-public-accounts-committee-of-the-parliament-of-ind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-respect-to-the-public-accounts-committee-of-the-parliament-of-ind\/","title":{"rendered":"With respect to the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament of Ind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With respect to the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament of India, which of the following statements is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. The committee came into existence in the year 1921<\/li>\n<li>2. It was not a Parliamentary Committee under the control of the Speaker at the time of its inception<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CISF-AC-EXE &#8211; 2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cisf-ac-exe-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cisf-ac-exe-2023\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nLet&#8217;s evaluate the statements regarding the Public Accounts Committee (PAC):<br \/>\nStatement 1: &#8220;The committee came into existence in the year 1921.&#8221; This statement is correct. The PAC was constituted for the first time in 1921 under the provisions of the Government of India Act, 1919, following the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms.<br \/>\nStatement 2: &#8220;It was not a Parliamentary Committee under the control of the Speaker at the time of its inception.&#8221; At its inception in 1921, it was a committee of the Central Legislative Assembly. The President (Speaker) of the Central Legislative Assembly exercised control over the functioning of its committees. The term &#8220;Parliamentary Committee&#8221; strictly refers to committees of the Parliament of India formed after the Constitution came into effect. So, while it was not a &#8216;Parliamentary&#8217; Committee in the post-independence sense, it was a committee of the legislature and was under the control of the presiding officer (Speaker\/President). The statement says it was *not* both. Since it *was* under the control of the Speaker (President of the Assembly), the second part of the implied joint condition (&#8220;not under the control of the Speaker&#8221;) is false. The statement as a whole, implying absence of both qualities, is incorrect. Therefore, Statement 2 is incorrect.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the analysis, only Statement 1 is correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; The Public Accounts Committee is one of the oldest financial committees in the Indian legislative system, predating independence.<br \/>\n&#8211; Committees of the legislature function under the overall guidance and control of the presiding officer (Speaker in the Lok Sabha, Chairman in the Rajya Sabha).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe PAC consists of members from both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha (Lok Sabha having a larger share). The Chairman of the Committee is appointed by the Speaker and is traditionally from the opposition party (since 1967). The committee scrutinizes the appropriation accounts and the audit reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With respect to the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament of India, which of the following statements is\/are correct ? 1. The committee came into existence in the year 1921 2. It was not a Parliamentary Committee under the control of the Speaker at the time of its inception Select the correct answer using the &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"With respect to the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament of Ind\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-respect-to-the-public-accounts-committee-of-the-parliament-of-ind\/#more-93254\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">With respect to the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament of Ind<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1089],"tags":[1105,1099,1335],"class_list":["post-93254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-cisf-ac-exe","tag-1105","tag-indian-polity-and-governance","tag-parliamentary-committees","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>With respect to the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament of Ind<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Let&#039;s evaluate the statements regarding the Public Accounts Committee (PAC): Statement 1: &quot;The committee came into existence in the year 1921.&quot; This statement is correct. The PAC was constituted for the first time in 1921 under the provisions of the Government of India Act, 1919, following the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms. Statement 2: &quot;It was not a Parliamentary Committee under the control of the Speaker at the time of its inception.&quot; At its inception in 1921, it was a committee of the Central Legislative Assembly. The President (Speaker) of the Central Legislative Assembly exercised control over the functioning of its committees. The term &quot;Parliamentary Committee&quot; strictly refers to committees of the Parliament of India formed after the Constitution came into effect. So, while it was not a &#039;Parliamentary&#039; Committee in the post-independence sense, it was a committee of the legislature and was under the control of the presiding officer (Speaker\/President). The statement says it was *not* both. Since it *was* under the control of the Speaker (President of the Assembly), the second part of the implied joint condition (&quot;not under the control of the Speaker&quot;) is false. The statement as a whole, implying absence of both qualities, is incorrect. Therefore, Statement 2 is incorrect. Based on the analysis, only Statement 1 is correct. - The Public Accounts Committee is one of the oldest financial committees in the Indian legislative system, predating independence. - Committees of the legislature function under the overall guidance and control of the presiding officer (Speaker in the Lok Sabha, Chairman in the Rajya Sabha).\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-respect-to-the-public-accounts-committee-of-the-parliament-of-ind\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"With respect to the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament of Ind\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Let&#039;s evaluate the statements regarding the Public Accounts Committee (PAC): Statement 1: &quot;The committee came into existence in the year 1921.&quot; This statement is correct. 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Since it *was* under the control of the Speaker (President of the Assembly), the second part of the implied joint condition (&quot;not under the control of the Speaker&quot;) is false. The statement as a whole, implying absence of both qualities, is incorrect. Therefore, Statement 2 is incorrect. 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