Which one of the following is the oldest and most important committee of Indian Parliament?

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Public accounts committee. According to Article 155 of the Constitution, the Governor of a State shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal. There is no Constitutional provision regarding the Governor of a State shall be domicile of some other State but this is a practice developed over the years and may be treated as emerging conventions of the Indian Constitution. The Chief Justice of India and the Judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President under clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution. There is no provision in the Constitution regarding Muslim Judge in Supreme Court to ensure its secular character but again this is a practice developed over the years. The Committee on Public Accounts is the oldest Parliamentary committee that examines the accounts showing the appropriation of sums granted by Parliament for expenditure of Government of India and such other accounts of autonomous and semi- autonomous bodies. Since 1967, a convention has been established whereby an eminent leader from the opposition in Lok Sabha is appointed as its chairperson but it is not a provision, which has been provided in the Constitution.

Which one of the following is the oldest and most important committee of Indian Parliament?

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