Which of the following is/are the function/functions of the Cabinet Secretariat? 1. Preparation of agenda for Cabinet Meetings 2. Secretarial assistance to Cabinet Committees 3. Allocation of financial resources to the Ministries Select the correct answer using the code given below.

States that the Cabinet as a team is assisted by the Cabinet Secretariat, establishing a general rule that the Secretariat supports cabinet-level collective decision‑making bodies.

A student could extend this by noting that Cabinet Committees are the cabinet's primary working bodies, so by analogy the Secretariat might also support those committees; verify by checking official Secretariat roles.

Explains that the cabinet works through various standing and ad hoc committees which 'sort out issues and formulate proposals' and 'also take decisions', implying these bodies carry substantial administrative work requiring coordination.

A student could infer committees need administrative/secretarial support for coordination and records, then check whether the Cabinet Secretariat formally provides that support.

Gives a concrete list of active Cabinet Committees, showing the scope and number of such bodies that would plausibly require secretarial servicing.

Knowing the committees' existence, a student could look up procedural norms for each committee to see which institutional unit provides secretarial assistance.

Describes substantive functions of key cabinet committees (political, economic, appointments), highlighting the policy and administrative weight of their work that likely needs formal secretarial facilitation.

A student could use these functions to argue committees need an official secretariat for documentation and coordination and then seek primary sources on which office performs that role.

States that the Cabinet Secretariat includes senior civil servants who try to coordinate the working of different ministries.

A student could infer that coordination functions may be administrative rather than financial and check whether budget allocation is typically described as coordination or as a distinct financial process.

Says the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs directs and coordinates governmental activities in the economic sphere.

One could extend this by distinguishing the roles of Cabinet committees (policy/economic direction) from formal financial appropriation mechanisms to test if they directly allocate funds.

Explains that Demands for Grants of ministries are considered by Departmentally Related Standing Committees and then discussed and voted in the Lok Sabha.

A student could use this to argue that parliamentary procedures (DRSCs and Lok Sabha voting) are central to allocation of funds, suggesting the Cabinet Secretariat is unlikely to be the primary allocator.

Notes the Prime Minister allocates business among ministers and chairs the Cabinet, indicating distribution of administrative responsibilities is an executive function.

One could infer that allocation of 'business' (administrative portfolios) is separate from financial allocations and thus investigate which body legally controls budgetary allocations.

Describes that councils are assisted by secretariats headed by a secretary to the Government of India, implying secretariats provide administrative support rather than exercise financial control.

A student might contrast the administrative support role of secretariats with bodies explicitly mentioned in budgetary processes to determine if the Cabinet Secretariat allocates funds.