1. In India, other than ensuring that public funds are used efficiently and for intended purpose, what is the importance of the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)?
1. CAG exercises exchequer control on behalf of the Parliament when the President of India declares national emergency/financial emergency.
2. CAG reports on the execution of projects or programmes by the ministries are discussed by the Public Accounts Committee.
3. Information from CAG reports can be used by investigating agencies to press charges against those who have violated the law while managing public finances.
4. While dealing with the audit and accounting of government companies, CAG has certain judicial powers for prosecuting those who violate the law.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 3 and 4 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

• 4TH BRICS SUMMIT WAS HELD IN NEW DELHI
• INDIA’S AER BOARD BECAME THE 11TH MEMBER OF MEDP
• EU CALLED ON NORTH KOREA
• USA EASED TRAVEL AND FINANCIAL SANCTIONS AGAINST MYANMAR
• WTO PEGGED WORLD TRADE GROWTH AT 3.7 PER CENT FOR 2012
• SYRIA ACCEPTED THE UN PEACE PLAN
• USA AND AFGHANISTAN SIGNED MOU
• QATAR REJECTED IRAQ’S REQUEST TO HAND OVER TAREQ AL HASHEMI
• ISRAEL SNAPPED WORKING RELATIONS WITH THE UNHRC
• TUAREG REBELS CONSOLIDATED THEIR HOLD ON NORTHERN MALI
• 6.6 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE JOLTED EASTERN INDONESIA
• MORE THAN 120 PEOPLE KILLED IN THE PLANE CRASH IN PAKISTAN
• JAPAN EXTENDED THE SANCTIONS AGAINST NORTH KOREA
• COUP IN MALI OUSTED ITS PRESIDENT AMADOU TOUMANI TOURE
• TALIBAN ATTACKED KABUL AGAIN
• UNSC SUPPORTED KOFI ANNAN’S PLAN
• UNHRC PASSED A RESOLUTION PROBE INTO ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS

• CAG REPORT ON COAL BLOCKS AUCTIONING
• 25% OF DELIVERIES BY UNTRAINED HANDS IN 2010 IN INDIA
• ELECTION COMMISSION’S POLL SYMBOL RULES UPHELD
• AMENDMENT IN THE REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS ACT, 1969 BILL APPROVED
• UNION CABINET GAVE ITS APPROVAL TO THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT BILL
• SUPREME COURT UPHELD THE CONSTITUTIONAL VALIDITY OF THE RTE ACT, 2009
• MEDIA SHOULD NOT REPORT ON MOVEMENT OF TROOPS
• SUPREME COURT SOUGHT DETAILS OF 18 MERCY PLEA PENDING BEFORE THE PRESIDENT
• CVC RECONSTITUTED THE ADVISORY BOARD
• SUPREME COURT REFUSED TO PASS ORDER ON CLEMENCY PETITION
• UNION CABINET APPROVED THE MARRIAGE LAWS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2010
• THE UNION GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NOTIFIED NCTC
• CARETAKERS CAN’T CLAIM OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY

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NATIONAL (Pages: 56 :: File Size: 3.00 MB)

• POLITICS: Presidential election: Congress’ dilemma
• UPDATE: Kazmi’s ordeal
• INDIA & THE U.S.: Hillary Clinton’s agenda
• CORRUPTION: Bangaru Laxman’s conviction
• DEFENCE: Interview: Avinash Chander
• WILDLIFE: Many moods of the macaque
• ESSAY: Jinnah’s concept of Pakistan
• INTERVIEW: Shinya Yamanaka, Japanese stem cell researcher (part II)
• SOCIAL ISSUES: Age of consent Bill: Blind to realities
• Divorce laws: For a fair deal
• Uttar Pradesh: Land and caste
• INDUSTRY: NTC: Modern by design
• Interview: K. Ramachandran Pillai, Chairman
• FINANCE: MFIs: Capping growth
• KERALA POLITICS: Testing times

INTERNATIONAL (Pages: 24 :: File Size: 1.67 MB)

• FRANCE: Out goes Sarkozy
• SYRIA: Holding out
• UNCTAD XIII: The Doha knot
• AFGANISTAN: U.S. for an exit strategy
• UNCTAD XIII: South vs North
• THE SUDANS: Back to ‘war’
• LITERATURE: Ngugi Wa Thiong’o: Asia in my life

COLUMN (Pages: 12 :: File Size: 393 KB)

• C.P. Chandrasekhar: Austerity backlash
• Bhaskar Ghose: Narrowing identities
• R.K. Raghavan: Tepid on terror
• Praful Bidwai: Initiative on Iran
• Jayati Ghosh: And pension for all

BOOKS (Pages: 9 :: File Size: 338 KB)

LETTERS (Page: 2 :: File Size: 62 KB)

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