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Parliament (Part-2)

📆 November 16, 2024

Total Questions: 50

1. The minimum number of members that must be present to hold the meeting of the Lok Sabha is- [S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-I) 27.08.2016 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) One-tenth of the total membership
Solution:To hold a meeting of Lok Sabha, a minimum 1/10th of the total members of the House must be present. This minimum limit is called Quorum.

Article 100 in Constitution of India

100. Voting in Houses, power of Houses to act notwithstanding vacancies and quorum

(1). Save as otherwise provided in this Constitution, all questions at any sitting of either House or joint sitting of the Houses shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members present and voting, other than the Speaker or person acting as Chairman or Speaker. The Chairman or Speaker, or person acting as such, shall not vote in the first instance, but shall have and exercise a casting vote in the case of an equality of votes.
(2). Either House of Parliament shall have power to act notwithstanding any vacancy in the membership thereof, and any proceedings in Parliament shall be valid notwithstanding that it is discovered subsequently that some person who was not entitled so to do sat or voted or otherwise took part in the proceedings.
(3). Until Parliament by law otherwise provides, the quorum to constitute a meeting of either House of Parliament shall be one-tenth of the total number of members of the House.
(4). If at any time during a meeting of a House there is no quorum, it shall be the duty of the Chairman or Speaker, or person acting as such, either to adjourn the House or to suspend the meeting until there is a quorum.

2. What is the minimum number of members required to be in any one of the two Houses of Parliament so that the proceedings of the House continue? [S.S.C. Online C.P.O.S.I. (T-I) 2.07.2017 (Shift-1)]

Correct Answer: (d) one-tenth of the total members
Solution:To hold a meeting of Lok Sabha, a minimum 1/10th of the total members of the House must be present. This minimum limit is called Quorum.

Article 100 in Constitution of India

100. Voting in Houses, power of Houses to act notwithstanding vacancies and quorum

(1). Save as otherwise provided in this Constitution, all questions at any sitting of either House or joint sitting of the Houses shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members present and voting, other than the Speaker or person acting as Chairman or Speaker. The Chairman or Speaker, or person acting as such, shall not vote in the first instance, but shall have and exercise a casting vote in the case of an equality of votes.
(2). Either House of Parliament shall have power to act notwithstanding any vacancy in the membership thereof, and any proceedings in Parliament shall be valid notwithstanding that it is discovered subsequently that some person who was not entitled so to do sat or voted or otherwise took part in the proceedings.
(3). Until Parliament by law otherwise provides, the quorum to constitute a meeting of either House of Parliament shall be one-tenth of the total number of members of the House.
(4). If at any time during a meeting of a House there is no quorum, it shall be the duty of the Chairman or Speaker, or person acting as such, either to adjourn the House or to suspend the meeting until there is a quorum.

3. When did the first elected Lok Sabha come into existence in India? [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 14.09.2017 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) April, 1952
Solution:The First Lok Sabha was constituted on 17 April 1952 after India's first general election.

The 1st Lok Sabha lasted its full term of five years and was dissolved on 4 April 1957.

4. When was the first general election held in India? [S.S.C. JE Mechanical Exams 27.10.2020 (Shift-1)]

Correct Answer: (b) 1951-52
Solution:The first General Elections of India were held on 25th October 1951 and continued till 21st February 1952 It was a landslide victory for the Indian National Congress and Jawaharlal Nehru became India's first democratically elected Prime Minister.

5. When was the first Lok Sabha constituted? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-1) 6.08.2019 (Shift-1)]

Correct Answer: (c) 1952
Solution:The first General Elections of India were held on 25th October 1951 and continued till 21st February 1952 It was a landslide victory for the Indian National Congress and Jawaharlal Nehru became India's first democratically elected Prime Minister.

6. Who among the following appoints the Speaker 'Protem' of the Lok Sabha? [S.S.C. Online CGL (T-I) 23.08.2021 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (c) President
Solution:

Who selects the Pro-tem Speaker?

  • The Speaker Pro-tem is appointed by the President of India/Governor.
  • The President/Governor administers the oath of office to the pro-tem Speaker.
  • As per convention, a senior most member will be appointed as the pro tem speaker with the agreement of assembly members, who then carry on the activities until the permanent speaker is chosen.

After a general election and formation of a new government, a list of senior Lok Sabha members prepared by the Legislative Section is submitted to the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, who selects a pro tem Speaker. The appointment has to be approved by the President.

About Pro-tem Speaker

  • Pro-tem is a Latin phrase which translates to 'for the time being' in English, and so the pro-tem speaker is a temporary speaker appointed for a limited period of time to conduct the work in Lok Sabha or in state legislatures.
  • A Pro-tem speaker is chosen for the conduct of the house when the Lok Sabha and legislative assemblies have been elected and the vote for the speaker and deputy speaker has not taken place.
  • The Constitution does not expressly use the term ‘Pro-tem Speaker’.
  • The office of the pro tem speaker ceases to exist after the new Speaker of the House is chosen.

7. ______holds office from the Date of his/her election till immediately before the first meeting of the Lok Sabha after the dissolution of the one to which he/she was elected. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 06.08.2021 (Shift-l)]

Correct Answer: (b) Speaker
Solution:The Speaker of the Lok Sabha/legislative assembly vacates the office immediately before the first meeting of the newly elected house. After a general election and the formation of a newly elected house, a pro-tem or interim Speaker is appointed.

8. The second Lok Sabha was constituted in: [S.S.C. JE Mechanical Exams 22.03.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) 1957
Solution:The Second Lok Sabha (5 April 1957-31 March 1962) was elected after the 1957 Indian general election. The 2nd Lok Sabha lasted its full term of five years till 1962. 15 sitting members from Rajya Sabha were elected to 2nd Lok Sabha in the Indian general elections, 1957.

9. Who among the following became the youngest speaker of Lok Sabha till March 2021? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 04.08.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) Ganti Mohana Chandra Balayogi
Solution:Ganti Mohana Chandra Balayogi became the youngest speaker of Lok Sabha when he assumed charge on March 2021. He was elected Speaker of the Twelfth Lok Sabha and reelected unanimously as the Speaker of the Thirteenth Lok Sabha.

He was handpicked by Telugu Desam arty (TDP) supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu in 1998 to become the youngest and first Dalit Speaker of the LokSabha.

10. Who among the following became the youngest Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 15.04.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) Chandrani Murmu
Solution:Chandrani Murmu (born 16 June 1993) is an Indian politician.
  • She was elected to the Lok Sabha, Lower House of the Parliament of India from Keonjhar,
  • Odisha in the 2019 as a member of the Biju Janata Dal.
  • Chandrani Murmu is currently the youngest Indian Member of Parliament.
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