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Which committee tabled the report on the General Clauses Bill before the Council of the Governor-General prior to its enactment as Act 10 of 1897?
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B.
1. The ICSI text records that the General Clauses Bill was referred to the **Select Committee**, which submitted its report on March 4, 1887.
2. Based on the report of the Select Committee, the Bill was passed by the Council of the Governor-General and came on the statute book as the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897).
3. The ICSI in-line question box confirms: 'Which Committee tabled the report of General Clauses Bill to the Council of the Governor-General? Answer: (B) Select committee.'
4. Other options are committees of modern Indian Parliament with different mandates.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive — Lesson 4, Introduction + question box, p. 100._
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