Question

An appropriation Bill -
I. Is necessary to draw money from the consolidated fund of money.
II. Cannot be amended to vary the amount of any charged expenditure.
III. Includes only the expenditure charged on the consolidated fund of India.
IV. Is required to withdraw money from the contingency fund of India.

Then which of the following is correct-
A. I and III
B. I, II and III
C. I and II
D. I,II, III and IV

Answer 1

Hint:Appropriation bill is a bill in Parliament that allows the government to withdraw funds from the consolidated fund for meeting the expenditure during the financial year. Appropriation bill is different from the financial bill. Financial bill is for any purpose but appropriation Bill is is bar for special aur particular work.

Complete answer:
Appropriation bill comes under article 114, this article states that a bill should be passed in Parliament to withdraw funds from the consolidated fund and no amendment will be done regarding the amount of funds in the bill.
From the above conclusion we can say that and the appropriation bill.
-Is necessary to draw money from the consolidated fund of money.
- cannot be amended to vary the amount of any charged expenditure.
- includes only the expenditure charged on the consolidated fund of India.
- request to withdraw money from contingency funds of india.

So, option D (I,II, III and IV) is the correct answer.

Note:The appropriation bill is a money bill, the amount of appropriation bill is fixed by the election among the members of the House. Appropriation bill must be passed by both houses. Rajya Sabha has power to make any amendment in a bill.