Comptroller and Auditor General of India

1. Who is considered the guardian of the public purse and controls the financial system at both the central and state levels?

  1. Finance Minister
  2. Reserve Bank of India Governor
  3. Comptroller and Auditor General of India
  4. Finance Commission
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Answer: Option C. Comptroller and Auditor General of India

2. Who appoints the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)?

  1. Prime Minister
  2. President of India
  3. Chief Justice of India
  4. Parliament
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Answer: Option B. President of India

3. Which Article of the Constitution of India provides for the independent office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India(CAG)?

  1. Article 148
  2. Article 150
  3. Article 265
  4. Article 356
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Answer: Option A. Article 148

4. The accounts of which of the following are not audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)?

  1. Local bodies
  2. State governments
  3. Central government
  4. Union Territories
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Answer: Option A. Local bodies

5. Who remarked that the Comptroller and Auditor General of India is the most important officer under the Constitution of India?

  1. B. N. Rau
  2. Jawaharlal Nehru
  3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  4. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
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Answer: Option D. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar