UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 35
Which of the following statements about the Ethics Committee in the Lok Sabha are correct?
- Initially it was an ad-hoc Committee.
- Only a Member of the Lok Sabha can make a complaint relating to unethical conduct of a member of the Lok Sabha.
- This Committee cannot take up any matter which is sub-judice.
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Correct answer: C
Correct Option: C (1 and 3 only)
Explanation: The Lok Sabha Ethics Committee began as an ad hoc body and avoids matters sub judice; complaints may also come from non-members through a member, so statement 2 is overstated.
Statement / Pair / Item-wise Analysis:
1. Correct/True - The Ethics Committee was initially constituted as an ad hoc committee in 2000.
2. Incorrect/False - A non-member may submit an allegation via a Lok Sabha member under the procedure; it is not confined to members as complainants.
3. Correct/True - The committee does not take up matters that are sub judice.
Option-wise Analysis:
A. Incorrect-incorrectly includes 2 (A non-member may submit an allegation via a Lok Sabha member under the procedure; it is not confined to members as complainants.); omits correct item 3 (The committee does not take up matters that are sub judice.).
B. Incorrect-incorrectly includes 2 (A non-member may submit an allegation via a Lok Sabha member under the procedure; it is not confined to members as complainants.); omits correct item 1 (The Ethics Committee was initially constituted as an ad hoc committee in 2000.).
C. Correct-includes precisely the true/correct statements or pairs identified above.
D. Incorrect-incorrectly includes 2 (A non-member may submit an allegation via a Lok Sabha member under the procedure; it is not confined to members as complainants.).