Question

Read the following statements

(A) Speaker appoints the leader of Opposition

(B) Speaker nominates two members to Lok Sabha

(C) Speaker submits his resignation to President

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

1. (A) and (B)
2. (A) and (C)
3. (B) and (C)
4. (A) only

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : (B) and (C)

The correct answer is (B) and (C).

• The two members of the Lok Sabha are nominated by the President of India.
• Speaker submits his resignation to the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
• The Speaker also decides on granting recognition to the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
• The Lok Sabha at present consists of 545 members. It contains:
  • 530 members that are directly elected from the States.
  • 13 members that are directly elected from the Union Territories.
  • two are nominated by the President to represent the Anglo-Indian community,

• Speaker can be removed by the Lok Sabha by a resolution passed by an effective majority (>50% of total strength excluding vacancies) of the house as per Articles 94 and 96.
• The Speaker presides over the joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament.
• The Speaker’s term is coterminous with the term of the Lok Sabha i.e. 5 years.​
• The present speaker of the Lok Sabha as of June 2021 is Om Birla (17th Speaker).