Question

One party claims to be the opposition party in the Lok Sabha. How many minimum MPs should it have in the Lok Sabha?
1. 55
2. 65
3. 40
4. 100

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : 55

The correct answer is 55.

• In Lok Sabha, two members are nominated by a President who belongs to the Anglo-Indian community ( those people whose either mother or father or ancestors are from British).
• According to the 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019 In January 2020 the Anglo-Indian reserved seats in the Parliament and State Legislatures of Indian were abolished.
• The minimum age required to become a member of the Lok Sabha is 25 years.
• The first speaker of the Lok Sabha is Ganesh Vasudeo Mavalankar (1952-1956) and the first female speaker was Meira Kumar (2009-2014).

• Article 110 deals with the money bill.

• The Speaker of Lok Sabha has the power to decide whether a bill is a money bill or not.
• It is introduced only in the Lok Sabha on the recommendation of the President.
• One party claims to be the opposition party in the Lok Sabha if it has a  minimum of 55 (10% of the total seats of 545) MPs (Member of Parliaments) in the Lok Sabha.