UPSC Indian Polity and Civics Miscellaneous / विविध Question Bank Miscellaneous Topics

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    Which one of the following duties is not performed by Comptroller and Auditor general of India?

    A) To audit and report on all expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India

    B) To audit and report on all expenditure from the Contingency Funds and Public Accounts

    C) To audit and report on all trading, manufacturing, profit and loss accounts

    D) To control the receipt and issue of public money, and to ensure that the public revenue is lodged in the exchequer

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    As per provisions under Article 149, the Comptroller and Auditor General shall perform such duties and exercise such powers in relation to the accounts of the Union and of the States and of any other authority or body as may be prescribed by or under any law made by Parliament and, until provision in that behalf is so made, shall perform such duties and exercise such powers in relation to the accounts of the Union and of the States as were conferred on or exercisable by the Auditor General of India immediately before the commencement of this Constitution in relation to the accounts of the Dominion of India and of the Provinces respectively.


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