According to the Constitution of India, it is the duty of the President of India to cause to be laid before the Parliament which of the following? 1. The Recommendations of the Union Finance Commission 2. The Report of the Public Accounts Committee 3. The Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General 4. The Report of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

1. Statement 1 is correct. Article 281 of the Constitution of India explicitly states that the President shall cause every recommendation made by the Union Finance Commission under the provisions of this Constitution, together with an explanatory memorandum as to the action taken thereon, to be laid before each House of Parliament. 2. Statement 2 is incorrect. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is a Parliamentary Committee. It submits its reports to the Parliament (specifically, to the Lok Sabha Speaker). It is not the constitutional duty of the President to lay the PAC report before Parliament. 3. Statement 3 is correct. Article 151(1) states that the reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India relating to the accounts of the Union shall be submitted to the President, who shall cause them to be laid before each House of Parliament. 4. Statement 4 is correct. Article 338(5)(d) mandates that the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) shall present an annual report to the President, and Article 338(6) requires the President to cause all such reports to be laid before each House of Parliament, along with a memorandum explaining the action taken on the recommendations. 5. Therefore, it is the constitutional duty of the President to cause the reports/recommendations of the Union Finance Commission, CAG, and NCSC to be laid before Parliament.