Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? A grant in advance to enable the 1. Vote government to carry on until the on Acvoting of demands for grants and the count: passing of the Appropriation and Finance Bill. Granted when money has been spent 2. Excepon any service during a financial tional year in excess of the amount granted Grant: for that service in the budget for that year It is granted for meeting an unexpec‐ 3. Vote of ted demand upon the resources of Credit: India It is granted for a special purpose 4. Excess and forms no part of the current ser‐ Grant: vice of any financial year.

- Pair 1 (Vote on Account): Correctly matched. A Vote on Account is granted to allow the government to incur expenditure for a short period pending the passage of the Appropriation Bill. - Pair 2 (Exceptional Grant): Incorrectly matched. The definition provided ("Granted when money has been spent on any service during a financial year in excess of the amount granted...") describes an Excess Grant, not an Exceptional Grant. An Exceptional Grant is for a special purpose forming no part of the current service. - Pair 3 (Vote of Credit): Correctly matched. A Vote of Credit is granted to meet an unexpected demand when the magnitude or character of the service is indefinite and cannot be specified in the budget. - Pair 4 (Excess Grant): Incorrectly matched. The definition provided ("It is granted for a special purpose and forms no part of the current service...") describes an Exceptional Grant, not an Excess Grant. An Excess Grant is for expenditure incurred in excess of the amount granted in the budget.