{"id":91564,"date":"2025-06-01T11:00:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91564"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:00:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:00:06","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-1-the-speaker-of-the-legislati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-1-the-speaker-of-the-legislati\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements :\n \n 1. The Speaker of the Legislati"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly shall vacate his\/her office if he\/she ceases to be a member of the Assembly.<\/li>\n<li>2. Whenever the Legislative Assembly is dissolved, the Speaker shall vacate his\/her office immediately.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2018\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is correct. Article 179(a) of the Constitution of India explicitly states that a Speaker of a Legislative Assembly shall vacate his office if he ceases to be a member of the Assembly.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 2 is incorrect. According to the proviso to Article 179, when a Legislative Assembly is dissolved, the Speaker shall not vacate his office immediately but shall continue in office until immediately before the first meeting of the Assembly after the dissolution. This provision ensures continuity in the office during the interregnum between dissolution and the meeting of the new assembly.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Speaker of the Lok Sabha also has a similar provision under Article 94, where they do not vacate their office upon dissolution of the Lok Sabha but continue until immediately before the first meeting of the new House. This continuity is important for parliamentary processes and the administration of the legislature.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements : 1. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly shall vacate his\/her office if he\/she ceases to be a member of the Assembly. 2. Whenever the Legislative Assembly is dissolved, the Speaker shall vacate his\/her office immediately. Which of the statements given above is\/are correct ? [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements :\n \n 1. The Speaker of the Legislati\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-1-the-speaker-of-the-legislati\/#more-91564\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements :<\/p>\n<p> 1. 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