With reference to the Parliament of India, which of the following Parliamentary Committees scrutinizes and reports to the house whether the powers to make regulations, rules, sub-rules, by-laws, etc., conferred by the Constitution or delegated by the Parliament are being properly exercised by the Executive within the scope of such delegation?

The correct answer is B) Committee on Subordinate Legislation. Its job is to check whether the authority handed power to make rules, regulations, bye-laws or sub-rules is actually being used within the limits Parliament set. Ministries keep issuing such delegated legislation, often in large volumes, and this committee examines whether it goes beyond the parent Act, is ultra vires, or needs laying and procedural correction. It reports to the House.

• A) Committee on Government Assurances tracks promises, assurances and undertakings made by ministers on the floor of the House. It has nothing to do with the vires of rule-making.
• C) Rules Committee deals with the procedure and conduct of business of the House itself, such as amendments to the Rules of Procedure. It does not scrutinise executive rules.
• D) Business Advisory Committee allots time for government and other business in the House. It is a scheduling body.

The concept is delegated legislation, which is a core Polity topic and a recurring Mains theme under legislative oversight and the growing executive role in lawmaking. Note that the committee is constituted in both Houses separately.

Trap: candidates pick the Rules Committee because of the word 'rules' in the question. The question is about scrutiny of rules made by the executive, not about the House's own procedural rules.