{"id":92008,"date":"2025-06-01T11:12:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=92008"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:12:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:12:02","slug":"with-reference-to-deputy-speaker-of-lok-sabha-consider-the-following","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-deputy-speaker-of-lok-sabha-consider-the-following\/","title":{"rendered":"With reference to Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha, consider the following"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha, consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. 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.<\/li>\n<li>2. 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.<\/li>\n<li>3. 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.<\/li>\n<li>4. 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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; option3=&#8221;3 and 4 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;2 and 4 only&#8221; 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; 2022<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2022\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is correct. Rule 8(1) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha states: &#8220;The election of a Deputy Speaker shall be held on such date as the Speaker may fix, and the Secretary-General shall send to every member notice of the date so fixed.&#8221;<br \/>\nStatement 2 is incorrect. There is no mandatory constitutional or statutory provision, nor is it a rule of the Lok Sabha, that the Deputy Speaker must belong to either the principal opposition party or the ruling party. While there has been a convention since the 11th Lok Sabha (1996) to offer the post to a member of the opposition party, this is a parliamentary practice and not a mandatory rule.<br \/>\nStatement 3 is correct. Article 95(1) of the Constitution states that while performing the duties of the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker has all the powers of the Speaker. Rule 10 of the Rules of Procedure explicitly states that the Deputy Speaker has the same powers as the Speaker when presiding over a sitting of the House. The rulings of the presiding officer (Speaker or Deputy Speaker) in the Chair cannot be appealed against in the House.<br \/>\nStatement 4 is incorrect. The motion for the election of the Deputy Speaker is moved by a member of the House and seconded by another member. While the ruling party usually fields the candidate and ensures the motion is moved and seconded, the formal procedure is initiated by a member, not the Speaker or the Prime Minister directly in their official capacity as such.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nThe Deputy Speaker is elected by the Lok Sabha from amongst its members. They preside over the House in the absence of the Speaker and have the same powers as the Speaker when presiding.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional_information\">\nThe Deputy Speaker is subordinate not to the Speaker, but to the House. They receive a salary and allowances fixed by Parliament. The office of Deputy Speaker falls vacant when they cease to be a member of the Lok Sabha, or if they resign to the Speaker, or if they are removed by a resolution passed by a majority of all the then members of the House.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha, consider the following statements: 1. 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. 2. There is a mandatory provision that the election of a candidate as &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"With reference to Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha, consider the following\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-deputy-speaker-of-lok-sabha-consider-the-following\/#more-92008\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">With reference to Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha, consider the following<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1092],"tags":[1108,1099,1111],"class_list":["post-92008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1108","tag-indian-polity-and-governance","tag-the-parliament","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>With reference to Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha, consider the following<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Statement 1 is correct. Rule 8(1) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha states: &quot;The election of a Deputy Speaker shall be held on such date as the Speaker may fix, and the Secretary-General shall send to every member notice of the date so fixed.&quot; Statement 2 is incorrect. There is no mandatory constitutional or statutory provision, nor is it a rule of the Lok Sabha, that the Deputy Speaker must belong to either the principal opposition party or the ruling party. While there has been a convention since the 11th Lok Sabha (1996) to offer the post to a member of the opposition party, this is a parliamentary practice and not a mandatory rule. Statement 3 is correct. Article 95(1) of the Constitution states that while performing the duties of the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker has all the powers of the Speaker. Rule 10 of the Rules of Procedure explicitly states that the Deputy Speaker has the same powers as the Speaker when presiding over a sitting of the House. The rulings of the presiding officer (Speaker or Deputy Speaker) in the Chair cannot be appealed against in the House. Statement 4 is incorrect. The motion for the election of the Deputy Speaker is moved by a member of the House and seconded by another member. While the ruling party usually fields the candidate and ensures the motion is moved and seconded, the formal procedure is initiated by a member, not the Speaker or the Prime Minister directly in their official capacity as such. The Deputy Speaker is elected by the Lok Sabha from amongst its members. 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The rulings of the presiding officer (Speaker or Deputy Speaker) in the Chair cannot be appealed against in the House. Statement 4 is incorrect. The motion for the election of the Deputy Speaker is moved by a member of the House and seconded by another member. While the ruling party usually fields the candidate and ensures the motion is moved and seconded, the formal procedure is initiated by a member, not the Speaker or the Prime Minister directly in their official capacity as such. The Deputy Speaker is elected by the Lok Sabha from amongst its members. 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