UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 25
With reference to Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha, consider the following statements :
- As per the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, the election of Deputy Speaker shall be held on such date as the Speaker may fix.
- There is a mandatory provision that the election of a candidate as Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha shall be from either the principal opposition party or the ruling party.
- The Deputy Speaker has the same power as of the Speaker when presiding over the sitting of the House and no appeal lies against his rulings.
- The well established parliamentary practice regarding the appointment of Deputy Speaker is that the motion is moved by the Speaker and duly seconded by the Prime Minister.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
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Correct answer: A
Correct Option: A (1 and 3 only)
Explanation: The Speaker fixes the Deputy Speaker election date; a Deputy Speaker presiding over Lok Sabha exercises the Speaker’s powers. Party choice is convention, not a legal requirement.
Statement / Pair / Item-wise Analysis:
1. True / qualifies - Lok Sabha rules empower the Speaker to fix the date of the Deputy Speaker election.
2. False / does not qualify - Neither the Constitution nor House rules mandate selection only from ruling or principal opposition party.
3. True / qualifies - When presiding, the Deputy Speaker exercises the Speaker’s powers and rulings are not appealable within the House.
4. False / does not qualify - The election motion is moved by a member and is not necessarily proposed by Speaker and seconded by Prime Minister.
Option-wise Analysis:
A. Correct-selects exactly the correct statements/items identified above.
B. Incorrect-includes 2 even though Neither the Constitution nor House rules mandate selection only from ruling or principal opposition party.
C. Incorrect-includes 4 even though The election motion is moved by a member and is not necessarily proposed by Speaker and seconded by Prime Minister.; omits 1 even though Lok Sabha rules empower the Speaker to fix the date of the Deputy Speaker election.
D. Incorrect-includes 2 even though Neither the Constitution nor House rules mandate selection only from ruling or principal opposition party.; includes 4 even though The election motion is moved by a member and is not necessarily proposed by Speaker and seconded by Prime Minister.; omits 1 even though Lok Sabha rules empower the Speaker to fix the date of the Deputy Speaker election.; omits 3 even though When presiding, the Deputy Speaker exercises the Speaker’s powers and rulings are not appealable within the House.