Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

The correct answer is D. Vote on account is not a parliamentary sanction of all budgetary demands for the whole financial year. It is an advance grant, under Article 116, that lets the government meet expenditure for a part of the year, usually about four months, until the full demands are passed under Article 113.

• A (correct match): A policy cut seeks to reduce the demand to Re 1, which shows disagreement with the policy behind the grant itself.
• B (correct match): An economy cut reduces the demand by a specified amount to signal that the money can be saved, for example by a fixed percentage.
• C (correct match): A token cut reduces the demand by Rs 100 to draw attention to a specific grievance without rejecting the policy.

The core concept is the set of parliamentary control tools over the Consolidated Fund: demands for grants, cut motions, and vote on account. This links directly to Mains GS-III and GS-II questions on fiscal accountability and the legislature's power of the purse.

Trap: Aspirants often confuse vote on account with the full Appropriation Act, which is the final authorisation for the whole year. Remember that vote on account is only interim and covers a portion of expenditure.