UPSC 2012: 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

Article 281 obliges the President to lay the recommendations of the Finance Commission before each House; Article 151 requires the President to lay the CAG’s audit reports; Article 338(6) (previously 338(5)) requires that the President lay the NCSC’s reports. The Public Accounts Committee is a committee of Parliament whose reports are presented directly to Parliament, not through the President. Therefore only 1, 3 and 4 are constitutionally mandated. ([constitutionofindia.net](https://www.constitutionofindia.net/articles/article-281-recommendations-of-the-finance-commission/?utm_source=openai))