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Correct Answer: Option (C) — 1 and 2 only
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedStatements 1 and 2 are correct: The Cabinet Secretariat operates under the direct charge of the Prime Minister and is responsible for preparing the agenda for Cabinet meetings, circulating papers, recording decisions, and providing secretarial assistance to Cabinet Committees.
Statement 3 is incorrect: Allocation of financial resources to various Ministries is the function of the Ministry of Finance (specifically the Department of Economic Affairs and Department of Expenditure through the annual budgetary process), not the Cabinet Secretariat.
Financial resource allocation is inherently the function of the Ministry of Finance. Eliminating statement 3 immediately rules out (b) and (d), leaving (c).
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