UPSC 2014 CDS I GK Paper

The Committee on Public Accounts under the Constitution ofIndia is meant for the examination of accounts showing theappropriation of sums granted by the House for the expenditure ofthe Government of India, scrutinizing the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General. Public Accounts Committee has 22 members of which 15 are from Lok Sabha while 7 from Rajya Sabha.The members are “elected” by members of Parliament amongstthemselves via a system of proportional representation bymeans of single transferable vote.Estimates committee scrutinizesthe Estimates, thus statement 3 is incorrect about Committee on Public Accounts.