अंदाज समितीच्या पुर्वाधिकारी समिती बाबतीतील खालील कोणते वाक्य अयोग्य आहे ?

The correct answer is Option B (This committee depended on the will of the legislature).

Key Points:
• Standing Finance Committee (Predecessor of Estimates Committee):
• Origin: The historical predecessor of the post-independence Estimates Committee was the Standing Finance Committee, first set up in 1921 under British rule. Statement (1) is correct.
• Executive Dependency vs Legislature: In the colonial Central Legislative Assembly, the Standing Finance Committee was created by and depended entirely on the executive government (the Governor-General in Council and Finance Member), rather than being an autonomous creature of the will of the legislature. It scrutinized proposals referred to it at the discretion of the government. Statement (2) is incorrect.
• Status & Functions: It was purely an executive advisory body without statutory backing and had loosely defined functions. Statements (3) and (4) are true historical descriptions.
• The incorrect statement is Option (2).
• Key Takeaway: The Standing Finance Committee (1921) depended on the colonial executive rather than the legislature; statement (2) is incorrect.