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UPSC 2012Polity · President
Q1. According to the Constitution of India, it is the duty of the President of India to cause to be laid before the Parliament which of the following? 1. The Recommendation of the Union Finance Commission. 2. The Report of the Public Accounts Committee. 3. The Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General. 4. The Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Explanation
India follows a Parliamentary type of Government in which the President is the constitutional head of the state. He is the Executive head of India and all the executive powers of the Union shall be vested in him. The President lays Reports and Statements before the parliament of the following bodies:
Reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General Annual report of UPSC Reports of Finance Commission. Reports of Special officers of SC & ST Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Report of the National Commission of Backward Classes.
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2012
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