Which one of the following Committees is described as the twin sister of the Estimates Committee?
A. Public Accounts Committee
B. Committee on Public Undertakings
C. Departmental Standing Committee
D. Privilege Committee
Answer: Option A
Solution(By Examveda Team)
Both Public Accounts Committee and Estimates Committee help in strengthening financial control of Parliament over executive. Estimates Committee has a role in budget planning i.e. it has a role before approval of expenditure from Parliament. Whereas Public Accounts Committee play its role when actual expenditure has been done i.e., auditing the expenditure. That is why Public Accounts Committee and Estimates Committee are termed as twin sisters.This Question Belongs to General Knowledge >> Indian Politics
A. A National Emergency
B. A failure of constitutional machinery in States
C. A financial emergency
D. None of Above
A. Haryana-Sikkim-Arunachal Pardesh-Nagaland
B. Nagaland-Arunachal Pradesh- Haryana-Sikkim
C. Nagaland-Haryana-Arunachal Pradesh-Sikkim
D. Nagaland-Haryana-Sikkim-Arunachal Pradesh
A. Crossing the floor
B. Yielding the floor
C. Point of Order
D. Calling Attention Motion
By which Constitutional Amendment Act was the number of Lok sabha seats increased from 525 to 545 ?
A. The Twentieth Amendment Act, 1966.
B. The Forty-second Amendment Act, 1976.
C. The Forty-fourth Amendment Act, 1978.
D. Thirty-first Constitutional Amendment Act, 1973.
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