Consider the following statements: 1. The Chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts is appointed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. 2. The Committee on Public Accounts comprises Members of Lok Sabha, Members of Rajya Sabha and a few eminent persons of in

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Q: 143 (IAS/2007)
Consider the following statements:
1. The Chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts is appointed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
2. The Committee on Public Accounts comprises Members of Lok Sabha, Members of Rajya Sabha and a few eminent persons of industry and trade.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

IAS

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{'lok sabha': [42, 3, 20, 27], 'rajya sabha': [50, 3, 22, 40], 'public accounts': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'committee': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'chairman': [0, 0, 3, 5], 'few eminent persons': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'members': [37, 11, 44, 71]}

Option 1 states that the Chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts is appointed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. This is correct; as per parliamentary procedure, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha appoints the Chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts.

Option 2 says that the Committee on Public Accounts consists of Members of the Lok Sabha, Members of the Rajya Sabha, and a few distinguished individuals from industry and trade. This is incorrect; the Committee on Public Accounts consists only of elected representatives from both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, but not individuals from industry or trade.

Option 3, "both 1 and 2," is incorrect because while statement 1 is correct, statement 2 is not.

Option 4, "neither 1 nor 2," is also incorrect because statement 1 is factual. Hence, the correct answer is option 1, "1 only".