Which of the following statements about the Ethics Committee in the Lok Sabha are correct?1.Initially it was an ad- hoc Committee.2.Only a Member of the Lok Sabha can make a complaint relating to unethical conduct of a member of the Lok Sabha.3.This Committee cannot take up any matter which is sub- judice.Select the correct answer using the code given below :

1. A

   1 and 2 only

   1 and 2 only. Statement 2 over-narrows who may complain.

2. B

   2 and 3 only

   2 and 3 only. Drops the true ad-hoc origin and keeps the false “only MP” rule.

3. C

   1 and 3 only

   1 and 3 only. Began as an ad-hoc body; it does not take up sub-judice matters.

4. D

   1, 2 and 3

   1, 2 and 3. Statement 2 is not keyed: complaint is not confined to a sitting LS member alone.

Summary. Official key is (c) 1 and 3 only. The Lok Sabha Ethics Committee started as an ad-hoc panel and later became standing. It does not examine a matter that is sub-judice. A complaint of unethical conduct is not limited to “only an MP may complain” in the sense statement 2 claims, so 2 drops.