UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Rahul completes two years as Leader of the Opposition
Q1. As Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi is a member of the Selection Committee that appoints the Chief Election Commissioner. Under the relevant Act, who heads (chairs) this Selection Committee?
- A. The Prime Minister
- B. The Chief Justice of India
- C. The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha
- D. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Q2. With reference to the office of the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha that Rahul Gandhi assumed in June 2024, consider the following statements:
1. Before this, the post had remained vacant through both the 16th and the 17th Lok Sabhas.
2. Rahul Gandhi is the first member of his family to hold the office of LoP in the Lok Sabha.
3. Recognition as the LoP requires the concerned party to have at least one-tenth of the total strength of the House.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- Before this, the post had remained vacant through both the 16th and the 17th Lok Sabhas.
- Rahul Gandhi is the first member of his family to hold the office of LoP in the Lok Sabha.
- Recognition as the LoP requires the concerned party to have at least one-tenth of the total strength of the House.
- A. 1 only
- B. 1 and 3 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q3. Recognition of a party as the principal opposition party in the Lok Sabha — and consequently of its leader as the Leader of the Opposition — is formally accorded by which one of the following?
- A. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
- B. The Election Commission of India
- C. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
- D. The President of India
Q4. As per his parliamentary record in the 18th Lok Sabha, in how many debates has Rahul Gandhi participated during his tenure as Leader of the Opposition?