Question

Consider the following statements regarding the post of Lok Sabha Speaker.
1. He holds office after the President's offerings.
2. He is not required to be a member of the House at the time of his election, but he will have to be a member of the House within six months after his election.
3. If he wants to resign, he must address his resignation to the Deputy Speaker.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 

1. 1 and 2 
2. 3 only
3. 1 and 3
4. All of these

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : 3 only

The correct answer is 3 Only

• The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is elected from among the Members of Parliament for 5 years.
• If the Speaker of the Lok Sabha wants to resign, he has to give his resignation to the Deputy Speaker of the house.

• The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the highest authority of the Lok Sabha and the presiding officer of the lower house of the Parliament of India.
• The Lok Sabha speaker is elected in the first meeting of the Lower House in the Parliament following general elections.
• He serves five years term, the sitting members of the Lok Sabha are chosen the Speaker of Lok Sabha and are by convention a member of the alliance or the ruling party.

• The current Speaker of the Lok Sabha is Om Birla(17th Speaker).
• He serves as a Member of Parliament for the Kota-Bundi constituency in Rajasthan. 
• The Constitution puts a limit on the size of the Lok Sabha.
• 552 members are the maximum strength of the House (20 members to represent the Union Territories,  2 members to be nominated by the President from the Anglo-Indian Community, and 530 members to represent the States).
• At present, the strength of the Lok Sabha is 545.