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Which Parliamentary Committee is known as the 'twin sister' of Estimates Committee?

  1. Public Accounts Committee
  2. Committee on Public Undertakings
  3. Department-related Standing Committees
  4. Business Advisory Committee

Answer: Committee on Public Undertakings

Committee on Public Undertakings (1964) examines reports of CAG on public sector undertakings, like Estimates Committee examines government expenditure estimates. Both are financial committees with Lok Sabha majority. PAC (oldest, 1921) audits post-expenditure; Estimates Committee examines pre-expenditure proposals.

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