PYQPulse
HomeMocksPracticePYQsDashboard
PYQPulse

Timing-accurate mock tests and PYQs for SSC, Banking and Railway exams — so the real paper feels like a revision.

Exams

  • SSC exams
  • Banking exams
  • Railway exams
  • All exams

Practice

  • Practice questions
  • Mock test series
  • Sectional tests
  • Year-wise PYQs
  • Performance analytics

Company

  • About us
  • Help Centre
  • Pricing
  • Sign in

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service

Contact

  • hello@testwala.co.in
  • Telegram
  • +91 62816 87760

Practice interface modeled on the official exam pattern — not the official examination. PYQPulse is not affiliated with the Staff Selection Commission, IBPS, SBI, RBI, NABARD, SEBI or Indian Railways.

© 2026 PYQPulse. All rights reserved.

Built for aspirants, by aspirants.

HomeMocksPracticeStats
  1. Home
  2. ›
  3. PYQs
  4. ›
  5. HPSC HCS
  6. ›
  7. 2024
  8. ›
  9. Q77

HPSC HCS 2024 · Question 77 of 100

Consider the following pairs: 1. Payment Consolidated Fund of India: Payment from the fund can be made without Parliamentary appropriation. 2. Contingency Fund of India: Held by Finance Secretary on behalf of the President of India. 3. Public Account of India: Executive requires Parliamentary approval to withdraw money from this account. How many of the above pairs are correct?

Polity

  1. AOnly one pairCorrect
  2. BOnly two pairs
  3. CAll three pairs
  4. DNone of the pairs

Answer: A. Only one pair

Explanation

The Contingency Fund is held by the Finance Secretary on the President's behalf. Payments from the Consolidated Fund need parliamentary appropriation, and the Public Account can be operated by the executive without such approval. Only one pair is correct.

Source: HPSC HCS Prelims Paper-I held 11 Feb 2024 (freejobalert PDF)

← Q76View full paper (100 questions)Q78 →

Practice the full HPSC HCS 2024 paper

Timed test with all 100 questions, just like the real exam.

Start test