Question

Consider the following statements about public accounts committee:

1. A minister cannot be elected as a member of the committee.
2. Rajya Sabha has no representation in the committee.
3. It is the largest committee in terms of number of members.
4. The members are elected by the Parliament every year from amongst its members according to the principle of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.

Which of the above is/are correct?

a) 2 and 4 only
b) 1 and 4 only
c) 1, 3 and 4 only
d)All of the above

Answer 1

The statements about the Public Accounts Committee that are correct are that a minister cannot be elected as a member (statement 1) and the members are elected by the Parliament every year according to the principle of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (statement 4).

Step-by-step explanation:

The Public Accounts Committee is b) 1 and 4 only. Statement 1 is correct; a minister cannot be elected as a member of the committee to ensure there is non-partisanship and governmental accountability.

Statement 2 is incorrect because the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of India's Parliament) does have representation in the committee. Statement 3 is incorrect; it is not the largest committee in terms of the number of members.

However, statement 4 is correct; members of the committee are indeed elected by the Parliament every year from amongst its members according to the principle of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.