UPSC Prelims 2014— Question 98

Correct answer: Option B. The Estimates Committee is the largest financial committee of the Indian Parliament in terms of membership. The Public Accounts Committee and Committee on Public Undertakings have fewer members, while the Committee on Petitions is also smaller. The Estimates Committee examines estimates and can suggest economies and improvements in administration. Option A: Incorrect. This option does not match the verified answer because its proposition, location, institution, sequence, or combination conflicts with the relevant fact tested in the question. The option reads: “The Committee on Public Accounts” Option B: Correct. This option is consistent with the governing fact or the valid combination identified in the question. The option reads: “The Committee on Estimates” Option C: Incorrect. This option does not match the verified answer because its proposition, location, institution, sequence, or combination conflicts with the relevant fact tested in the question. The option reads: “The Committee on Public Undertakings” Option D: Incorrect. This option does not match the verified answer because its proposition, location, institution, sequence, or combination conflicts with the relevant fact tested in the question. The option reads: “The Committee on Petitions.” The key Prelims lesson is to test each proposition independently before selecting the combination. Where the question uses words such as 'only', 'all', 'none', 'always' or a precise institutional/geographical association, a single inaccurate component is sufficient to eliminate the option. The answer recorded here follows the official answer key for the question-paper series represented by the uploaded source and has been cross-checked against an independent published key. The explanation is intended for conceptual revision rather than as a reproduction of any third-party solution.