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Committee Estimates Committee
Asked 3 times across 3 UPSC exams over 31 years (1992–2023), peaking in 1992.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 1992
- Recurs across 3 years (1992–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1992 → CDS 2014 → CBI 2023
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (2 of 3) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CBI2023
Which one of the following statements about the Estimates Committee of the Parliament is not correct?
- A The term of office of the Committee is five years. ✓
- B The Committee suggests alternative policies.
- C The Committee examines Money Bill.
- D The Committee suggests the form in which estimates shall be presented to the Parliament.
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Polity & Governance › Parliament & Legislature
CDS2014
The functions of the Committee on Estimates, as incorporated in the Constitution of India, shall be to
- report what economies, improvements in organization, efficiency or administrative reform may be effected
- suggest alternative policies in order to bring about efficiency and economy in administration
- examine whether the money is well laid out within the limits of the policy implied in the estimates
- examine the reports, if any, of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the public undertakings
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 1, 2 and 3 ✓
- D 3 and 4
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Polity & Governance › Parliament & Legislature
CSE1992
Q. Which of the following are Financial Committees of Parliament in India?
- Public Accounts Committee
- Estimates Committee
- Committee on Public Undertakings
- A land3
- B land3
- C 2 and 3
- D 1, 2 and 3 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
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