UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's statement in the House after the discussion on the motion to remove the Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Q1. The written notice for a resolution seeking the removal of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha — as in the instances from G.V. Mavalankar to Om Birla — is required to be submitted to which one of the following?

  • A. The President of India
  • B. The Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha
  • C. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
  • D. The Leader of the House

Q2. The March 2026 resolution to remove Speaker Om Birla was 'negatived by a voice vote'. Which one of the following best describes a voice vote in the Lok Sabha?

  • A. Members record their votes individually through the automatic vote-recording (electronic) equipment
  • B. Members express their assent or dissent orally ('Ayes' or 'Noes') and the presiding officer announces the result without recording individual votes
  • C. Members vote by secret ballot, the result being declared by the Secretary-General
  • D. A division is taken by counting members as they pass through the division lobbies

Q3. Under the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, a resolution for the removal of the Speaker can be moved only after a written notice of not less than how many days?

  • A. 7 days
  • B. 10 days
  • C. 14 days
  • D. 30 days

Q4. The convention that a Speaker should sever party ties on election — captured in the maxim 'Once a Speaker, always a Speaker' — is regarded as the model of Speaker neutrality and is most closely associated with the practice of which one of the following legislatures?

  • A. The United States House of Representatives
  • B. The United Kingdom House of Commons
  • C. The Australian House of Representatives
  • D. The Canadian House of Commons

Q5. The provision that the Speaker shall not preside over a sitting of the House while a resolution for his own removal is under consideration is contained in which Article of the Constitution of India?

  • A. Article 93
  • B. Article 94
  • C. Article 96
  • D. Article 100

Q6. Under the Constitution of India, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is chosen by which one of the following?

  • A. The President of India
  • B. The members of the Lok Sabha from amongst themselves
  • C. The Prime Minister
  • D. The Council of Ministers