2014 GS Paper I, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2014 · GS Paper I

Question 18: Polity and Governance

Which one of the following is the largest Committee of the Parliament?

aThe Committee on Public Accounts
bThe Committee on Estimates
cThe Committee on Public Undertakings
dThe Committee on Petitions

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (b).

The Estimates Committee is the largest committee of Parliament, with 30 members, all elected by the Lok Sabha from among its own members. The Public Accounts Committee and the Committee on Public Undertakings each have 22 members (15 from the Lok Sabha and 7 from the Rajya Sabha), and the Lok Sabha's Committee on Petitions has 15. Remember: Estimates 30, PAC and COPU 22.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Wrong. The Public Accounts Committee has 22 members.
  • (b) Right. The Estimates Committee has 30 members, all from the Lok Sabha.
  • (c) Wrong. The Committee on Public Undertakings has 22 members.
  • (d) Wrong. The Committee on Petitions is much smaller.

Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2014, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.