Lok Sabha Speaker

Lok Sabha Speaker is a Polity concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 5 past MPSC questions across 4 exam years between 2016 and 2024. Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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Parliamentary ProceduresStructure of ParliamentRoles of Speaker and Deputy Speaker

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Members of both the Houses can put questions to ministers about the work of their departments. They discuss all matters of public importance. But here again, the Lok Sabha has more power than the Rajya Sabha. The Council of Ministers is responsible only to the Lok Sabha. The Rajya Sabha has no power to pass a motion expressing No-Confidence in the Council of Ministers. The Constitution puts the Rajya Sabha on an equal footing with the Lok Sabha in these matters : the election and impeachment of the President, removal of the Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts, Proclamation of Emergency, Promulgation of Ordinances and Constitutional Amendments. The fact remains that the Rajya Sabha is not at par with the Lok Sabha. It does not, however, mean that the Rajya Sabha has no important role to play in the Governmental machinery. Neither House by itself constitutes the Parliament. It is the two Houses together that are the Parliament in India. The Parliament can create new All India Services only if the Rajya Sabha passes a resolution to this effect. Moreover, the Rajya Sabha is a 'Continuing House', a Parliament chamber. It is not subject to dissolution like the Lok Sabha. It has to play a major role during the periods when the Lok Sabha is dissolved. All this helps to show that the Rajya Sabha is an influential and useful body.

एखादे विधेयक धनविधेयक आहे की नाही हे कोण ठरवितो ? Who decides whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not ?

1)राष्ट्रपती / The President

2)पंतप्रधान / The Prime Minister

3)उपराष्ट्रपती / The Vice President

4)लोकसभेचे सभापती / The Speaker of the Lok Sabha✓ Correct

Under Article 110(3) of the Constitution, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha has the final and unquestionable authority to decide whether a bill is a Money Bill.

जर लोकसभेचे सभापती आणि उपसभापती दोघेही उपस्थित नसतील, तर संसदेच्या संयुक्त बैठकीच्या अध्यक्षस्थानी कोण असतात ? Who presides over a joint sitting of the Parliament if neither the Speaker nor the Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha is available ?

1)Chairman of Rajya Sabha

2)Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha✓ Correct

3)Seniormost member of Lok Sabha

4)A member nominated by the President

Under Article 118 of the Constitution, if both the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha are absent, the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha presides over the joint sitting (or if they are also absent, such other person as may be determined by the members present).

'पहिल्या लोकसभेच्या' संदर्भात खालील विधाने विचारात घ्या : वरीलपैकी कोणते विधान/ने बरोबर आहे/त?

(a)25 ऑक्टोबर 1951 ते 21 फेब्रुवारी 1952 या कालावधीत झालेल्या भारताच्या पहिल्या सार्वत्रिक निवडणुकीनंतर 17 एप्रिल 1952 रोजी पहिल्या लोकसभेची स्थापना करण्यात आली.

(b)पहिल्या लोकसभेचे पहिले अधिवेशन 13 मे 1952 रोजी सुरू झाले.

(c)पहिल्या लोकसभेने आपला कालावधी पूर्ण केला आणि ती 1 एप्रिल 1957 रोजी विसर्जित झाली.

(d)श्री. जी.व्ही. मावळणकर हे पहिल्या लोकसभेचे उप सभापती होते.

1)केवळ (A)

2)(A) आणि (B)✓ Correct

3)(B), (C) आणि (D)

4)केवळ (D)

The first Lok Sabha was constituted on 17 April 1952 after elections held between Oct 1951 and Feb 1952, and its first session began on 13 May 1952. Statement c is wrong because it was dissolved earlier in 1957 (March, not April), and d is wrong because G.V. Mavalankar was the Speaker, not Deputy Speaker.

लोकसभेच्या अध्यक्षांच्या संदर्भात खालील विधाने विचारात घ्या : वरीलपैकी कोणते/ती विधान/ने बरोबर आहे/त?

(a)राष्ट्रपतींची मर्जी असेपर्यंत ते आपल्या पदावर राहू शकतात.

(b)त्यांच्या निवडीवेळी ते सभागृहाचे सदस्य असणे बंधनकारक नाही.

(c)ते संसदेच्या दोन्ही सभागृहाच्या संयुक्त अधिवेशनाचे अध्यक्षस्थान भूषवतात.

1)फक्त (a)

2)(a) आणि (b)

3)फक्त (c)✓ Correct

4)(b) आणि (c)

The Speaker of Lok Sabha does not hold office during the pleasure of the President (a is wrong). It is mandatory for the Speaker to be a member of the House at the time of election or soon after (b is incorrect as per strict constitutional conventions, though they must be chosen from members). The Speaker presides over joint sittings of both houses of Parliament (c is correct).

खालील विधाने विचारात घ्या : (a) लोकसभाच्या प्रमुखांच्या गटाची (panel of Chairpersons) निवड लोकसभा आपल्या सदस्यांमधून करते. (b) जेव्हा लोकसभेच्या अध्यक्षांचे अथवा उपाध्यक्षचे पद रिक्त असेल तेव्हा लोकसभेच्या प्रमुखांच्या गटातील सदस्य हा अध्यक्षपदी असू शकतो. (c) अध्यक्ष, उपाध्यक्ष आणि लोकसभेच्या प्रमुखांच्या गटातील व्यक्ति यांच्या अनुपस्थितीत राष्ट्रपतीद्वारे नियुक्त केलेल्या सदस्याद्वारे अध्यक्षांची कर्तव्ये पार पाडली जातात. वरीलपैकी कोणते विधान/विधाने बरोबर आहे/आहेत ?

(a)लोकसभेच्या प्रमुखांच्या गटाची (panel of Chairpersons) निवड लोकसभा आपल्या सदस्यांमधून करते. / A panel of Chairpersons is elected by the Lok Sabha from amongst its members.

(b)जेंव्हा लोकसभेच्या अध्यक्षांचे अथवा उपाध्यक्षांचे पद रिक्त असेल तेव्हा लोकसभेच्या प्रमुखांच्या गटातील सदस्य हा अध्यक्षपदी असू शकतो. / A member of the panel of Chairpersons can preside over the Lok Sabha when the office of the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker is vacant.

(c)अध्यक्ष, उपाध्यक्ष आणि लोकसभेच्या प्रमुखांच्या गटातील व्यक्ती यांच्या अनुपस्थितीत राष्ट्रपतीद्वारे नियुक्त केलेल्या सदस्याद्वारे अध्यक्षांची कर्तव्ये पार पाडली जातात. / In absence of the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker and member of the panel of Chairpersons, the Speaker's duties are to be performed by a member appointed by the President.

1)फक्त (a) / Only (a)

2)फक्त (b) / Only (b)

3)(a) आणि (c) / (a) and (c)

4)वरीलपैकी एकही नाही / None of the above✓ Correct

The panel of Chairpersons for the Lok Sabha is nominated by the Speaker, not elected by the members (Statement a is wrong). They can preside when both Speaker and Deputy Speaker offices are vacant (Statement b is technically incorrect as the Speaker nominates them, but more importantly, when both offices are vacant, the President appoints a member under Article 95). Statement c is incorrect because the President appoints a member only when offices of Speaker and Deputy Speaker are vacant, not panel members.

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