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Which of the following are the ‘expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of India’?

1. Salary and Allowances of High Court Judges

2. Emoluments and allowance of the President

3. Pensions of High Court Judges

4. Debt charges of Government of India

5. Salary and pensions of Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Select the correct answer using the codes below.

1,3,5

1,2, and 5

2,3,4 and 5 only

all are correct

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Explanation:

Following are the charged expenditures:

Salary and Allowances of the President, Speaker / Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha,
Chairman/ Deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha, Salaries and
Allowances of Supreme Court judges,
Pensions of Supreme Court as well as High Court Judges,
Salaries and Allowances of CAG,
Lok Pal and Debt charges of Government of India.
Salary of high court judges are charged from the consolidated fund of the state.

The above expenditures cannot be voted because these payments are deemed to be guaranteed by the state. Although voting does not take place on such charges, discussion can take place in any house of the Parliament. The demand for grant for these charges is also made on recommendation of the President.