2021 · Q49
Which one of the following statements about Public Accounts Committee is correct?
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- AThe Committee consists of not more than 15 members from the Lok Sabha and 10 members from the Rajya Sabha.
- BThe Finance Minister is an ex officio member of the Committee.
- CA member of the Committee is given a term for one year.
- DThe term of the office of the members of the Committee from the Rajya Sabha is extended even when they retire from the Rajya Sabha.
Explanation
The Public Accounts Committee comprises 22 members — 15 from the Lok Sabha and 7 from the Rajya Sabha — each serving a one-year term. Ministers cannot be members, so the Finance Minister is not an ex-officio member, and a Rajya Sabha member's committee term ends with retirement from the House. Hence the one-year term statement is correct.