1. The composition, tenure and functions of parliamentary committees are governed by which of the following?
2. Consider the following statements regarding a parliamentary committee:
(I) It is appointed or elected by the House or nominated by the Speaker/Chairman
(II) It works under the direction of the Speaker/Chairman
(III) It has a secretariat provided by the Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha
Which of the above is/are correct?
3. Which of the following, though consisting of members of Parliament, are NOT classified as parliamentary committees?
4. Parliamentary committees are broadly classified into how many kinds?
5. On the basis of the nature of functions performed, Standing Committees are classified into how many categories?
6. Ad hoc committees are divided into which two categories?
7. Which of the following is an example of an Inquiry-type Ad hoc Committee?
8. Select or Joint Committees on Bills fall under which category of Ad hoc Committees?
9. When a Select or Joint Committee's report on a Bill is finalised, members who disagree with the majority view may do which of the following?
10. The Public Accounts Committee was first set up in which year?
11. The Public Accounts Committee was set up under the provisions of which Act?
12. What is the total membership of the Public Accounts Committee at present?
13. What is the Lok Sabha–Rajya Sabha composition of the Public Accounts Committee?
14. Members of the Public Accounts Committee are elected according to which principle?
15. What is the term of office of members of the Public Accounts Committee?
16. Who is ineligible to be elected as a member of the Public Accounts Committee?
17. The chairman of the Public Accounts Committee is appointed by whom?
18. Since which year has a convention developed whereby the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee is selected from the Opposition?
19. The Public Accounts Committee primarily examines the audit reports submitted by which authority?
20. Which of the following is NOT one of the three audit reports the CAG submits to the President?
21. The examination of public expenditure by the Public Accounts Committee is described as what kind of examination?
22. Which of the following powers does the Public Accounts Committee NOT possess?
23. The first Estimates Committee of the post-independence era was constituted in which year?
24. The first post-independence Estimates Committee was constituted on the recommendation of whom?
25. What was the original membership of the Estimates Committee when first constituted in 1950?
26. In which year was the membership of the Estimates Committee raised from 25 to 30?
27. Members of the Estimates Committee are drawn from which House(s)?
28. The chairman of the Estimates Committee is generally affiliated with which of the following?
29. The Estimates Committee has been described by which of the following terms?
30. At what stage does the Estimates Committee examine the budget estimates?
31. The Committee on Public Undertakings was created in which year?
32. The Committee on Public Undertakings was created on the recommendation of which body?
33. What was the original Lok Sabha–Rajya Sabha composition of the Committee on Public Undertakings when created?
34. In which year was the membership of the Committee on Public Undertakings raised to 22?
35. The Committee on Public Undertakings cannot take up the examination of more than how many public undertakings in a year?
36. Consider the following statements regarding the three Financial Committees (Public Accounts Committee, Estimates Committee, and Committee on Public Undertakings):
(I) A minister cannot be elected as a member of any of these three committees
(II) The Estimates Committee has no representation from the Rajya Sabha
(III) All three committees elect members based on proportional representation by single transferable vote
Which of the above is/are correct?
Batch 3 (Department-Related Standing Committees) + Batch 4 (Committees to Inquire, Committees to Scrutinise and Control) — 31 questions.
37. On the recommendation of which body were the Department-Related Standing Committees first set up?
38. In which year were the first 17 Department-Related Standing Committees set up in Parliament?
39. In which year were seven more DRSCs added, raising their total number from 17 to 24?
40. Before the 1993 Department-Related Standing Committee system, three standing committees existed since 1989 covering Agriculture, Environment & Forests, and which other subject?
41. The main objective of the DRSCs is to secure greater accountability of which body to Parliament?
42. What is the total membership of each Department-Related Standing Committee?
43. What is the Lok Sabha–Rajya Sabha split of members in each DRSC?
44. Rajya Sabha members of a DRSC are nominated by whom?
45. What is the term of office of each DRSC?
46. Out of the 24 DRSCs, how many work under the Rajya Sabha?
47. Before the July 2004 restructuring, what was the maximum membership of each DRSC?
48. Which of the following is NOT a function of the DRSCs?
49. Recommendations made by the DRSCs are of what nature?
50. Consider the following statements regarding limitations on DRSCs:
(I) They should not consider matters of day-to-day administration of concerned ministries
(II) They should not generally consider matters already considered by other parliamentary committees
(III) They can issue binding orders to ministries in urgent cases
Which of the above is/are correct?
51. Who, while inaugurating the DRSC system on 31st March 1993, stated that its purpose was to strengthen the administration through more meaningful parliamentary support?
52. Which Department-Related Standing Committee is responsible for the Petroleum and Natural Gas ministry?
53. The Committee on Petitions in the Lok Sabha consists of how many members?
54. The functions of the Committee of Privileges are of what nature?
55. In which year was the Ethics Committee constituted in the Rajya Sabha?
56. In which year was the Ethics Committee constituted in the Lok Sabha?
57. Consider the following statements regarding the Committee on Petitions, Committee of Privileges, and Ethics Committee:
(I) All three have 15 members in the Lok Sabha and 10 in the Rajya Sabha
(II) The Ethics Committee enforces the code of conduct of members of Parliament
(III) The Committee of Privileges examines cases of breach of privilege of the House
Which of the above is/are correct?
58. The Committee on Government Assurances was constituted in which year?
59. The Committee on Government Assurances examines assurances, promises, and undertakings given by whom?
60. The Committee on Subordinate Legislation was constituted in which year?
61. The Committee on Subordinate Legislation examines whether the power to make which of the following is properly exercised by the Executive?
62. In which year was the Committee on Papers Laid on the Table constituted?
63. What is the composition of the Committee on Welfare of SCs and STs?
64. The Committee on Empowerment of Women was constituted in which year?
65. The Committee on Empowerment of Women considers the reports of which body?
66. What is the composition of the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit?
67. The Committee on Papers Laid on the Table does NOT examine matters that fall under the jurisdiction of which other committee?
68. The Business Advisory Committee regulates which of the following?
69. What is the composition of the Business Advisory Committee in the Lok Sabha?
70. What is the composition of the Business Advisory Committee in the Rajya Sabha?
71. The Committee on Private Members' Bills and Resolutions is a special committee of which House?
72. Who acts as the chairman of the Committee on Private Members' Bills and Resolutions?
73. What is the membership of the Rules Committee in the Lok Sabha?
74. What is the membership of the Rules Committee in the Rajya Sabha?
75. The Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House examines cases of members absent without permission for how many days or more?
76. The Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House exists in which House?
77. Consider the following statements regarding committees relating to the day-to-day business of the House:
(I) The Rajya Sabha has no Committee on Private Members' Bills and Resolutions
(II) The Rajya Sabha has no Committee on Absence of Members from the Sittings of the House
(III) The Rajya Sabha Rules Committee has fewer members than the Lok Sabha Rules Committee
Which of the above is/are correct?
78. The General Purposes Committee considers matters that do not fall within the jurisdiction of which of the following?
79. Who serves as the ex-officio chairman of the General Purposes Committee in each House?
80. The House Committee deals with which of the following matters?
81. What is the membership of the House Committee in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha respectively?
82. What is the total membership of the Library Committee?
83. Under which Act was the Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament constituted?
84. What is the composition of the Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament?
85. Who acts as the chairman of a Consultative Committee attached to a ministry?
86. Consultative Committees are constituted by which of the following?
87. What is the maximum and minimum membership permitted for a Consultative Committee?
88. Consultative Committees stand dissolved upon which event?
89. Informal Consultative Committees are separately constituted for members of Parliament belonging to which of the following?
90. In which year was the Indian Parliamentary Group formed?
91. The Indian Parliamentary Group was formed in pursuance of a motion adopted by which body?
92. The IPG acts as the National Group of which international organisation?
93. The IPG acts as the India Branch of which organisation?
94. Membership of the IPG is open to whom?
95. Former members of Parliament can become which type of members of the IPG?
96. Which of the following rights are associate members of the IPG NOT entitled to?
97. Who is the ex officio President of the IPG?
98. Consider the following statements regarding the ex officio office-bearers of the IPG:
(I) The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha is an ex officio vice-president
(II) The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is an ex officio vice-president
(III) The Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha acts as the ex officio Secretary-General
Which of the above is/are correct?
99. Which of the following is NOT one of the stated objectives of the IPG?
100. What is the minimum period of IPG membership required for a member of Parliament to be included in Indian Parliamentary delegations to foreign countries?
101. How frequently is the IPG Newsletter brought out?
102. In which year was the Outstanding Parliamentarian award instituted by the IPG?
103. The nomination for the Outstanding Parliamentarian award is finalised by a committee of how many persons?
104. Parliamentary Friendship Groups are constituted by the IPG to encourage which of the following?
105. Who appoints the President of each Parliamentary Friendship Group?
106. The management and control of all affairs of the Parliamentary Friendship Groups vests in which body?
107. Meetings of Parliamentary Friendship Groups are held within which location?
108. At present, the Inter-Parliamentary Union consists of how many parliaments of sovereign nations?
109. Members of the IPG, when visiting abroad as part of the IPU function, are given letters of introduction to the Secretaries of which bodies?
110. The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association is an association of Parliamentarians and staff spread over how many Commonwealth countries?
111. Approximately how many Parliamentarians and Parliamentary staff does the CPA comprise?
112. Which quarterly publication do all IPG members receive free of charge as part of CPA membership benefits?
113. Which of the following is described as providing information to IPG members on parliamentary, constitutional and Commonwealth matters?
