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Correct Answer: Option (C) — 2 only
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedStatement 1 is incorrect: The Budget Division of the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance, is responsible for preparing and presenting the Union Budget, not the Department of Revenue.
Statement 2 is correct: Under Article 266(1) of the Indian Constitution, no money can be appropriated/withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of India except in accordance with an Appropriation Act passed by Parliament.
Statement 3 is incorrect: The Public Account of India (Article 266(2)) deals with moneys held by the government in trust (such as provident funds, judicial deposits, etc.). Payments from the Public Account do not require prior parliamentary appropriation and are operated by executive action.
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