UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2024

Which of the following statements about the Ethics Committee in the Lok Sabha are correct? 1. Initially it was an ad-hoc Committee. 2. Only a Member of the Lok Sabha can be a member of this Committee. 3. This Committee cannot take up any matter which is sub-judice. Select the answer using the code given below.

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer

Correct Answer

1, 2 and 3

Explanation

All three statements are correct. The Lok Sabha Ethics Committee was first constituted as an ad-hoc committee in 2000 and later became a permanent standing committee. Its membership is drawn from Lok Sabha Members. The Committee's procedure also excludes matters that are sub judice, so it does not take up a matter that is pending before a court. Therefore, all three statements are correct.

Topics: committee composition and jurisdiction, ethics committee of the lok sabha, parliament, polity