According to the Constitution of India, it is the duty of the President of India to cause to be laid before the Parliament which of the following? 1. The Recommendations of the Union Finance Commission 2. The Report of the Public Accounts Committee 3. The Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General 4. The Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

The correct answer is C because statements 1, 3, and 4 are duties of the President as per the Constitution, while statement 2 is not.

1. The Recommendations of the Union Finance Commission (Article 281): The President is constitutionally required to cause these to be laid before Parliament.
2. The Report of the Public Accounts Committee: This is a parliamentary committee, and its reports are presented by the committee to the Parliament directly, not "caused to be laid" by the President. The President lays the CAG report, which the PAC then examines.
3. The Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Article 151): The CAG's reports relating to the accounts of the Union are submitted to the President, who then causes them to be laid before each House of Parliament.
4. The Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (Article 338(7)): The Commission presents its reports to the President, who then causes them to be laid before each House of Parliament.

Thus, 1, 3, and 4 are correct.