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Question 18
Which one of the following is the largest Committee of the Parliament?
AOptions
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A) The Committee on Public Accounts
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B) The Committee on Estimates
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C) The Committee on Public Undertakings
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D) The Committee on Petitions
BSolution
In the Indian Parliament, the Committee on Estimates is the largest of the three financial standing committees. Its composition is as follows:
- The Committee on Estimates: Consists of 30 members, all from the Lok Sabha (House of the People). Its function is to examine the estimates included in the budget and suggest economies in public expenditure.
- The Committee on Public Accounts: Consists of 22 members (15 from Lok Sabha and 7 from Rajya Sabha). It examines the annual audit reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
- The Committee on Public Undertakings: Consists of 22 members (15 from Lok Sabha and 7 from Rajya Sabha). It examines the reports and accounts of public undertakings.
- The Committee on Petitions: Consists of 15 members in Lok Sabha and 10 in Rajya Sabha. It examines petitions presented to the House.
Comparing the numbers, the Committee on Estimates, with 30 members, is the largest among the given options.
CStrategy
For questions on parliamentary committees, memorize their composition (number of members, origin of members - Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha) and their primary functions. These are direct factual questions from the Indian Polity syllabus.
DSyllabus Analysis
This question is from Indian Polity, specifically related to the structure and functioning of Parliament, particularly its committees.
EQuestion Analysis
Easy. This is a direct factual question about the composition of parliamentary committees, which is a standard topic in Indian Polity.