Public Accounts Committee
Public Accounts Committee is a Polity concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 6 past MPSC questions across 5 exam years between 2019 and 2024. Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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भारताच्या नियंत्रक व महालेखा परीक्षकाबाबत खालील विधाने विचारात घ्या : (a) ते राष्ट्रपतींची मर्जी असेपर्यंत आपल्या पदावर राहतात. (b) ते सर्वोच्च न्यायालयाच्या न्यायाधीशाएवढे वेतन घेतात. (c) ते पदग्रहण करण्यापूर्वी भारताच्या सर्वोच्च न्यायालयाच्या मुख्य न्यायाधीशाच्या उपस्थितीत शपथ घेतात. (d) फक्त भारताच्या सर्वोच्च न्यायालयाने केलेल्या चौकशीनंतर त्यांना राष्ट्रपती पदावरून दूर करू शकतात. वरीलपैकी कोणते विधान/विधाने बरोबर आहेत ? Consider the following statements about the Comptroller and Auditor General of India : (a) He holds office during the pleasure of the President. (b) He draws the same salary as a Supreme Court Judge. (c) Before entering upon his office, he swears an oath or affirmation before the Chief Justice of India. (d) He may be removed by the President only after an enquiry by the Supreme Court of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a)ते राष्ट्रपतींची मर्जी असेपर्यंत आपल्या पदावर राहतात. / He holds office during the pleasure of the President.
(b)ते सर्वोच्च न्यायालयाच्या न्यायाधीशाएवढे वेतन घेतात. / He draws the same salary as a Supreme Court Judge.
(c)ते पदग्रहण करण्यापूर्वी भारताच्या सर्वोच्च न्यायालयाच्या मुख्य न्यायाधीशाच्या उपस्थितीत शपथ घेतात. / Before entering upon his office, he swears an oath or affirmation before the Chief Justice of India.
(d)फक्त भारताच्या सर्वोच्च न्यायालयाने केलेल्या चौकशीनंतर त्यांना राष्ट्रपती पदावरून दूर करू शकतात. / He may be removed by the President only after an enquiry by the Supreme Court of India.
The CAG holds office for 6 years or up to 65 years of age, not during the pleasure of the President (Statement a is wrong). Statement c is wrong because the CAG takes an oath before the President, not the Chief Justice of India. Statements b and d are correct.
भारताचा नियंत्रक आणि महालेखा परीक्षकसंदर्भात खालील विधाने विचारात घ्या : (a) त्यांची नियुक्ती भारताच्या राष्ट्रपतींकडून केली जाते. (b) त्यांचे वेतन आणि इतर सेवाशर्ती संसदेकडून निश्चित केले जातात. (c) त्यांना पंतप्रधानांकडून केव्हाही पद मुक्त केले जाऊ शकते. (d) ते संसदेच्या लोक लेखा समितीचे मार्गदर्शक, मित्र आणि तत्वज्ञ म्हणून कार्य करतात. वरीलपैकी कोणते/ती विधान/ने बरोबर आहे/त?
(a)He is appointed by the President of India.
(b)His salary and other service conditions are determined by Parliament.
(c)He can be removed by Prime Minister any time.
(d)He acts as a guide, friend and philosopher of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament.
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is appointed by the President (a is correct). His service conditions are determined by Parliament (b is correct). He acts as a guide, friend, and philosopher of the PAC (d is correct). He cannot be removed by the Prime Minister; he has security of tenure like a Supreme Court judge (c is wrong).
खालील विधानापैकी कोणते विधानने भारतीय राज्यघटनेत तरतूद म्हणून समाविष्ट केलेली आहे/त ? Which of the following statements is/are included as provision of the Indian Constitution?
(a)राज्याचा राज्यपाल म्हणून नियुक्त होणारी व्यक्ती ही भारतीय संघातील इतर दुसऱ्या राज्याची रहिवासी असली पाहिजे. / The person to be appointed as Governor of a State should be a domicile of some other State of the Indian Union.
(b)देशाच्या धर्मनिरपेक्ष वैशिष्ट्याची खात्री देण्यासाठी सर्वोच्च न्यायालयातील किमान एक न्यायाधीश हा मुस्लीम असला पाहिजे. / There should be at least one Muslim judge in the Supreme Court so as to ensure its secular character.
(c)संसदेच्या लोकलेखा समितीचा अध्यक्ष हा विरोधी पक्षाचा असला पाहिजे. / The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament should belong to a party in the opposition.
None of the statements are provisions of the Indian Constitution. The Constitution does not require a Governor to be from another state (it is only a convention), does not require a Supreme Court judge to be Muslim, and does not mandate the Public Accounts Committee chair to be from the opposition (it is a parliamentary convention).
'विशेषवाधिकार समिती' संदर्भात खालीलपैकी कोणते विधान बरोबर नाही ? / Which one of the following statements about 'Privilege Committee' is not correct ?
In the Rajya Sabha, the Committee of Privileges has 10 members (not 15) and is chaired by the Deputy Chairperson or a member nominated by the Chairman. Option 3 is incorrect making it the correct choice for this 'not correct' question.
खालीलपैकी कोणत्या समित्यांमध्ये संसदेच्या दोन्हीही सभागृहांच्या प्रतिनिधींचा समावेश असतो ? (a) अनुसूचित जाती व अनुसूचित जमाती यांच्या कल्याणसाठी समिती (b) महिला सबलीकरण समिती (c) कामकाज सल्लागार समिती (d) विशेषाधिकार समिती (e) अंदाज समिती
(a)अनुसूचित जाती व अनुसूचित जमाती यांच्या कल्याणसाठी समिती
(b)महिला सबलीकरण समिती
(c)कामकाज सल्लागार समिती
(d)विशेषाधिकार समिती
(e)अंदाज समिती
Committees on the Welfare of SC/ST and Women Empowerment consist of members from both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, whereas Estimates Committee has only Lok Sabha members, and Business Advisory/Privilege committees are House-specific.