In India, which of the following review the independent regulators in sectors like telecommunications, insurance, electricity, etc.? 1. Ad Hoc Committees set up by the Parliament 2. Parliamentary Department Related Standing Committees 3. Finance Commission 4. Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission 5. NITI Aayog Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Defines ad hoc committees as Inquiry or Advisory Committees constituted to inquire into and report on specific subjects.

A student could infer that Parliament could constitute an ad hoc inquiry into regulatory bodies (telecom/insurance/electricity) when a specific issue arises and then check historical examples.

Explains that Joint Parliamentary Committees (JPCs) can be set up for discussing particular bills or matters and that standing committees supervise departments and related work.

Use this pattern (special committees for particular matters) to hypothesize that Parliament might use ad hoc or joint committees to review independent regulators and then look for such committee reports.

Describes Department-Related Standing Committees (DRSCs) whose remit is to secure accountability of the Executive and to cover ministries/departments.

Since DRSCs supervise departments, a student could compare whether regulators fall under departmental oversight or are instead dealt with by ad hoc committees in specific cases.

Shows that Parliament has a Committee on Subordinate Legislation which scrutinizes exercise of delegated powers and regulations.

Because regulators issue rules/regs under delegated powers, one could extend that parliamentary committees (standing or ad hoc) concerned with subordinate legislation might review regulator actions; check instances involving sectoral regulators.

Presents a multiple-choice question listing 'Ad Hoc Committees set up by the Parliament' and 'Parliamentary Department Related Standing Committees' as possible reviewers of independent regulators.

Treat this as an example showing the topic is debated in study material; a student could use it to guide targeted searches for case examples where ad hoc committees examined sectoral regulators.