{"id":94001,"date":"2025-06-01T12:01:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T12:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=94001"},"modified":"2025-06-01T12:01:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T12:01:22","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-regarding-the-election-of-deputy-spe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-regarding-the-election-of-deputy-spe\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements regarding the election of Deputy Spe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements regarding the election of Deputy Speaker of the House :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. 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 this date.<\/li>\n<li>2. At any time before noon on the day preceding the date so fixed, any member may give notice in writing, addressed to the Secretary-General, of a motion that another member be chosen as the Deputy Speaker of the House.<\/li>\n<li>3. The notice shall be seconded by a third member and shall be accompanied by a statement by the member whose name is proposed in the notice that the member proposed is willing to serve as Deputy Speaker.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the above statements are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#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 SO-Steno &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-so-steno-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-so-steno-2018\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is A.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 1 is correct. Rule 8(1) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha states: &#8220;The election shall be held on such date as the Speaker may fix, and the Secretary-General shall send to every member notice of this date.&#8221;<br \/>\nStatement 2 is correct. Rule 8(2) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha states: &#8220;At any time before noon on the day preceding the date so fixed, any member may give notice in writing, addressed to the Secretary-General, of a motion that another member be chosen as the Deputy Speaker of the House.&#8221;<br \/>\nStatement 3 is incorrect. Rule 8(3) states: &#8220;The notice shall be seconded by a member.&#8221; It does not require the notice to be seconded by a *third* member, just *a* member. Furthermore, while the proposed member must be willing to serve, the rules do not explicitly state that a written &#8220;statement of willingness&#8221; must *accompany the notice* given before noon on the preceding day. The willingness is usually confirmed during the process.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe election of the Deputy Speaker follows procedures laid down in the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha (Rule 8). The Deputy Speaker performs the duties of the Speaker&#8217;s office when it is vacant or when the Speaker is absent from a sitting of the House.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements regarding the election of Deputy Speaker of the House : 1. 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 this date. 2. At any time before noon on the day preceding the &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements regarding the election of Deputy Spe\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-regarding-the-election-of-deputy-spe\/#more-94001\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements regarding the election of Deputy Spe<\/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":[1095],"tags":[1114,1099,1111],"class_list":["post-94001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-so-steno","tag-1114","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>Consider the following statements regarding the election of Deputy Spe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct answer is A. 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Rule 8(1) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha states: \"The election shall be held on such date as the Speaker may fix, and the Secretary-General shall send to every member notice of this date.\" Statement 2 is correct. Rule 8(2) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha states: \"At any time before noon on the day preceding the date so fixed, any member may give notice in writing, addressed to the Secretary-General, of a motion that another member be chosen as the Deputy Speaker of the House.\" Statement 3 is incorrect. Rule 8(3) states: \"The notice shall be seconded by a member.\" It does not require the notice to be seconded by a *third* member, just *a* member. Furthermore, while the proposed member must be willing to serve, the rules do not explicitly state that a written \"statement of willingness\" must *accompany the notice* given before noon on the preceding day. 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Rule 8(2) of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha states: \"At any time before noon on the day preceding the date so fixed, any member may give notice in writing, addressed to the Secretary-General, of a motion that another member be chosen as the Deputy Speaker of the House.\" Statement 3 is incorrect. Rule 8(3) states: \"The notice shall be seconded by a member.\" It does not require the notice to be seconded by a *third* member, just *a* member. Furthermore, while the proposed member must be willing to serve, the rules do not explicitly state that a written \"statement of willingness\" must *accompany the notice* given before noon on the preceding day. 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