Parliamentary Committees and Parliamentary Forums in India - General studies MCQs with answers
1) Which among the following is NOT a Standing Committee?a) Public Accounts Committee
b) Ethics Committee
c) Railway Convention Committee
d) Business Advisory Committee
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Railway Convention Committee
There are two types of Parliamentary Committees: Standing and Ad-hoc.
Standing Committee is a permanent committee while an ad-hoc committee is one which dissolves after the task is complete.
Railway Convention Committee is an ad-hoc committee whereas the rest of them are all Standing Committees
1. A parliamentary committee is appointed or elected by either Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha or nominated by the Speaker of Lok Sabha or Chairman of Rajya Sabha
2. A parliamentary committee worker under the direction of the Speaker of Lok Sabha or the Chairman of Rajya Sabha
3. A parliamentary committee is one which presents its report to either Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha or either to the Speaker or Chairman
4. A parliamentary committee has a secretariat provided by the Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha
a) Only 1 and 3
b) Only 2 and 4
c) Only 1, 2 and 3
d) All are true
View Answer / Hide Answer3) Consider the following statements. Which among them is/are NOT true?1. Standing Committees are the permanent committees that are constituted on a regular basis
2. Ad hoc committees are temporary committees that are dissolved when the task is completed
3. Committee of Privileges is an ad-hoc committee
4. Joint Committee on Fertilizer pricing is a standing committee
a) Only 3 and 4
b) Only 1 and 2
c) Only 1 and 3
d) Only 2 and 4
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) Only 3 and 4
Committee of Privileges is a standing committee, and Joint Committee on Fertilizer pricing is a standing committee
1. The committee was first set up in 1921
2. It's main function is to audit the annual reports of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)
3. It consists of 15 Lok Sabha members and 7 Rajya Sabha members
4. The term of the office of the Public Accounts Committee is one year
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Only 3
d) All are true
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) All are true
Further, members to this committee are appointed on the basis of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote
1. The first Estimates Committee of the post-independence era was first set up in 1950
2. Estimates Committee has a right to question the policies approved by the Parliament
3. It consists of members that are both from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
4. Chairman of the Estimates Committee is always from the Opposition party
a) Only 4
b) Only 3
c) Only 2 and 4
d) Only 2, 3 and 4
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) Only 2, 3 and 4
Estimates Committee does not have the right to question the policies that are already approved by the Parliament, it can only analyze it and suggest improvements.
The members of Estimates Committee are only a part of Lok Sabha, and not Rajya Sabha
The Chairman of the Estimates Committee is always from the ruling party
1. Public Undertakings committee was first created in 1964
2. It consists of 15 members from Lok Sabha and 7 members from Rajya Sabha
3. It's Chairman is strictly a member of the Lok Sabha
4. The main function of the Public Undertakings Committee is to analyze the accounts of Public Undertakings and examine reports of CAG on public undertakings
a) Only 1,2 and 3
b) Only 2 and 4
c) Only 3 and 4
d) All are true
View Answer / Hide Answer7) Consider the following statements about the Ethics Committee. Which among the following is/are NOT true about it?1. Ethics Committee overlooks the discipline and decorum in the Parliament
2. It was constituted in Rajya Sabha in 1997, and in Lok Sabha in 2000
3. Ethics Committee is an ad-hoc committee
4. Ethics Committee in involved in making sure that everyone conforms with the code of conduct
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Only 3
d) All are true
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) Only 3
Ethics Committee is a permanent committee. This means that it is a permanent committee and will be re-constituted on a regular basis.
1. It was constituted in 1953
2. Its main function is to examine the assurances and undertakings given by the ministers on the floor of the House and report back on the status of these assurances and promises
3. For the Lok Sabha, it consists of 15 members
4. For the Rajya Sabha, it consists of 10 members
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Only 3
d) All are true
View Answer / Hide Answer9) When was the first Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation and Management constituted?a) 1950
b) 1970
c) 2005
d) 1985
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 2005
The declaration to from the Forum was made on 12th May 2005, and the forum was constituted on 12th August, 2005
a) 2010
b) 2008
c) 2006
d) 1985
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c) 2006
It was constituted in 2006, and it's main function is to devise strategies to leverage the vast youth capital in India
a) 2005
b) 2006
c) 2007
d) 2008
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d) 2008
As the name suggests, the main function of this forum is to find solutions to the problems regarding global warming and climate change.
a) 2011
b) 2010
c) 2009
d) 2008
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 2011
The main function of the committee is to make the necessary information and knowledge available to the Parliament regarding issues of Disaster Management
a) 2007
b) 2006
c) 2005
d) 2004
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b) 2006
This forum deals with devising strategies to tackle the population explosion and suggest ways to bring it under control
a) 2006
b) 2007
c) 2008
d) 2009
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a) 2006
The main function of this forum is to bring to attention to the Parliament the various issues regarding children's well-being
