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Public Accounts Committee
*There are 22 members in the PAC (15 from Lok Sabha and 7 from Rajya Sabha).
*The Chairman of the PAC is appointed by the Speaker and he is invariably from Lok Sabha and from the opposition party.
*The term of office of a member of the PAC is one year.
*Present chairman of Public Accounts Committee
Ans : K.V. Thomas
*The person who has been nominated as the next chairman of Public Accounts Committee
Ans : Mallikarjun Kharge
*A Minister is not eligible for election to the committee.
*The PAC examines the audit reports of the CAG.
*Public Accounts Committee submits its report to the Speaker of Lok Sabha.
*The CAG is called as the friend, philosopher and guide of the Public Accounts Committee.
*'Post mortem committee' - 'Public Accounts committee
*Committee on Sybordinate Legislation was constituted on 1st December 1953.
*Quorum for a meeting of PAC is four members.
Estimates Committee
*Estimates Committee is the largest parliamentary committee
*The first Estimates Committee in the post independence era was constituted in 1950 on the recommendation of John Mathai, the then finance Minister.
*Estimates Committee consists of 30 members. Its members are only from Lok Sabha.
*The Chairman of Estimates Committee is appointed by the Speaker from amongst its members.
*The chairman is invariably from the ruling party.
*The term of office of the members is one year.
*A minister is not eligible to be elected to the committee.
*Since 1974 the estimates committee scrutinizes the budget estimates for the year and suggests economy in expenditure.
Committee on Public Undertaking
*The Committee on Public Undertaking was created in 1964 on the recommendation of Krislina Menon Committee.
*The committee on Public Undertaking has 22 members (15 from Lok Sabha and 7 from Rajya Sabha).
*It examines the affairs of the public undertakings.
*The Chairman of the committee on Public Undertaking is appointed by the Speaker from amongst the members of the Lok Sabha.
*A Minister is not eligible to be elected as a member of the committee.
OPPOSITION LEADERS
*The first leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha
Ans : A.K. Gopalan
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*The first recognised opposition leader in the Lok Sabha
Ans : Dr. Ram Subhag Singh
*The first recognised opposition leader in the Rajya Sabha
Ans : S.N. Mishra
JUDICIARY
*Unlike the American Constitution, the Indian Constitution has established an integrated judicial system with the supreme court at the top arid the High courts below it and a hierarchy of subordinate courts.
*This single system of courts enforce both central laws as well as state laws.
SUPREME COURT (Article 124 to 147)
*Article 124 provides for the establishment and constitution of the Supreme Court.
*Supreme Court of India was inaugurated on 28th January 1950
