The Comptroller and Auditor General of India submits his report on the Union accounts to
- (a)Chief Justice of India
- (b)the Prime Minister
- (c)the Vice-President
- (d)None of the above
Correct — D, None of the above. Under Article 151(1) of the Constitution, the CAG's reports relating to the accounts of the Union are submitted to the President of India, who causes them to be laid before each House of Parliament. Since the President is not among options A-C, 'None of the above' is correct.
- (a)Chief Justice of India — Wrong. The Chief Justice of India heads the judiciary and has no constitutional role in receiving CAG reports.
- (b)the Prime Minister — Wrong. The Prime Minister heads the Council of Ministers; CAG's Union-accounts reports go to the President, not the PM.
- (c)the Vice-President — Wrong. The Vice-President's constitutional role is as ex officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha; he does not receive CAG reports.
Article 151 fixes where the CAG's audit reports go: reports on Union accounts go to the President (Article 151(1)); reports on a State's accounts go to that State's Governor (Article 151(2)). In both cases the recipient causes the report to be laid before the legislature (Parliament, or the State Legislature), after which the Public Accounts Committee examines it.
This is a classic 'None of the above' trap — MPPSC lists plausible-sounding constitutional office-holders (CJI, PM, VP) precisely to test whether a student knows the real answer (the President) isn't among the listed options, so the correct choice is 'None of the above', not a guess among the wrong names.
- Article 151(1): CAG's Union-accounts report goes to the President
- Article 151(2): CAG's State-accounts report goes to the Governor of that State
- The President/Governor causes the report to be laid before Parliament/State Legislature
- The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) examines the report after it is laid
- Picking a 'sounds important' office (CJI/PM/VP) instead of recognising the President is the actual recipient
- Forgetting the President must also LAY the report before Parliament, not just receive it
MPPSC frequently uses a 'None of the above' option specifically to test whether students substitute a wrong-but-plausible name for the real constitutional answer.
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 Recommendations 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
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 and 4 only
- (c) 1, 3 and 4 only
- (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer(c) 1, 3 and 4 only.
Directly tests the same chain — that the CAG's report reaches Parliament via the President under Article 151, not by any other route.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Under Article 151(2) of the Constitution, the CAG's report relating to the accounts of a State is submitted to:
- (a)the President
- (b)the Governor of that State
- (c)the State's Chief Minister
- (d)the Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly
Answer(b) the Governor of that State.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which parliamentary committee examines the CAG's audit reports after they are laid before Parliament?
- (a)Estimates Committee
- (b)Public Accounts Committee
- (c)Committee on Public Undertakings
- (d)Business Advisory Committee
Answer(b) Public Accounts Committee (PAC).