UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — LS takes up resolution on removal of Speaker as MPs trade accusations in House
Q1. Under Article 94 of the Constitution of India, what is the minimum period of advance notice that must be given before a resolution for the removal of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha can be moved?
- A. 7 days
- B. 10 days
- C. 14 days
- D. 30 days
Q2. Which Union ministry is the nodal ministry that coordinates and operationalises the Government's parliamentary business in the Lok Sabha, including procedural responses to resolutions such as one moved under Article 94?
- A. Ministry of Law and Justice
- B. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
- C. Ministry of Home Affairs
- D. Prime Minister's Office (Department of Administrative Reforms)
Q3. In the context of removal of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha under Article 94, the term 'effective majority' precisely means:
- A. A majority of members present and voting in the House at the time of the resolution
- B. A majority of all the then members of the House (i.e., total membership excluding vacancies)
- C. A two-thirds majority of members present and voting, being not less than half the total strength
- D. A two-thirds majority of the total sanctioned strength of the House
Q4. Who was the FIRST Speaker of the Lok Sabha against whom a resolution for removal/no-confidence was ever moved on the floor of the House?
- A. M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
- B. Hukam Singh
- C. G.V. Mavalankar
- D. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy