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STATEMENT on the action taken by the Government on the Action Taken

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MCQ Practice: Parliamentary Control Over 
Railway Finances
By Nageswara Rao 9492432160

Question -1
The Grants as voted by the Parliament are distributed by the Railway Board 
among the Zonal Railways are called as _________
A. Budget Orders 
B. Budget Allotments 
C. Budget Grants
D. None of these

Answer - 1
●B. Budget Allotments 
Budget Orders: The Orders by means of 
which the Budget Allotments are 
communicated to Zonal Railways by the 
Railway Board.

Question - 2
Budget is operative until the close of the Financial Year.  Any unspent balance 
shall lapse and not be available for utilization in the following year.  
I am talking about ________
A. Doctrine of  Expiry
B. Doctrine of Attribution 
C. Doctrine of Blunder
D. None of these

Answer - 2
D. None of these
The Correct answer is 
“Doctrine of Lapse”

Question - 3
Estimates Committee: Which of the following statements is incorrect ?
A. Total Members 30. (From Lak Sabha -20 & Rajya Sabha -10)
B. Term is 1 Year
C. Object is scrutinizing the functioning of Govt Ministries/Departments incl: IR
D. Financial Standing Committee

Answer - 3
A. Total Members 30. From Lak Sabha -20 & 
Rajya Sabha -1 (Incorrect Answer)
The Correct Answer is all 30 Members are 
from Lok Sabha only

Question - 4
The Term of Committee on Subordinate Legislation is _____
A. 1 Year
B. 2 Years
C. 3 Years
D. None of these

A. 1 Year

Question - 5
NRUCC stands for __________
A. National Railway Users Consultative Committee
B. National Railway Users Consultative Council
C. National Railway Users Consultative Centre
D. National Railway Utilities Consultative Confederation

Answer - 5
B. National Railway Users Consultative 
Council
Whereas ‘C’ in ZRUCC & DRUCC stands 
for Committee (Not Council)

Question - 6
●
Chairman of NRUCC is _______
A. Minister for Railways 
B. CRB & CEO, Railway Board
C. Director General/HR in Railway Board
D. Secretary, Railway Board

Answer - 6
●A. Minister for Railways
ZRUCC – GM 
DRUCC - DRM

Question - 7
The Tenure of NRUCC, ZRUCC & DRUCC is ____, ____ & ____ 
respectively 
A. 2 Years, 2 Years & 1 Year
B. 1 Year (for all) 
C. 2 Years (for all) 
D. 2 Years, 1 Year & 1 Year

Answer - 7
C. 2 Years (for all)

Question - 8
__________________ Committee scrutinizes the assurances, promises, 
undertakings etc given by the Ministers in Parliament from time to time. 
A. Public Accounts Committee
B. Railway Convention Committee 
C. Committee on Government Assurances 
D. Committee on Subordinate Legislations

Answer - 8
C. Committee on 
Government 
Assurances

Question - 9
Total Members of PAC are _______ and from Lok Sabha & Rajya 
Sabha are _____ & ____ respectively 
A. 22, 15 & 7
B. 30, 18 & 12 
C. 18, 12 & 6 
D. 15, 10 & 5

A. 22,15&7

Question - 10
________ scrutinizes and reports to the Parliament to know whether the powers 
are making regulations, rules, sub rules, bye laws etc are properly exercised 
by the Executive within the scope of such legislation. 
A. Estimates Committee
B. Committee on Government Assurances 
C. Public Accounts Committee
D. Committee on Subordinate Legislation

Answer - 10
D. Committee on 
Subordinate Legislation

Question - 11 
●
The Chairman of PAC is  ______ 
  (This practice has been continued from 1967, though it is not mandatory) 
A. Opposition Party Leader in Lok Sabha
B. Opposition Party Leader in Rajya Sabha
C. Opposition Party Member in Lok Sabha 
D. Ruling Party Member in Lok Sabha

Answer - 11
●C. Opposition Party Member in 
Lok Sabha 
(Appointed by the Speaker of the 
Lok Sabha)

Question - 12
Working of PAC: The representatives (GM, Railway Board Members) of the Ministries like 
Railways, Defenses etc appear before the PAC when examining the Audit reports belong to 
their Ministries.  
The Committee proceeds by way of the ________ of the Witnesses. 
A. Questioning 
B. Quizzing 
C. Cross-examination 
D. Interrogation

Answer - 12
D. Interrogation

Question - 13
Government has taken action on the recommendations of the PAC 
and submit _______ to 

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