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The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) submits audit reports on the accounts of the Union to which authority, which then causes them to be laid before Parliament?
The CAG submits its audit reports on Union accounts to the President, who then has them laid before both Houses of Parliament. Reports on State accounts are submitted to the Governor of the State, not to the Finance Minister or Prime Minister.
- AThe Prime Minister
- BThe PresidentCorrect
- CThe Speaker of the Lok Sabha
- DThe Finance Minister
Explanation
Under Article 151, CAG reports relating to the Union accounts are submitted to the President, who causes them to be laid before each House of Parliament. Reports on State accounts go to the Governor. The Finance Minister is not the recipient, though the reports concern his ministry's accounts.
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