UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2025

Consider the following statements: I. On the dissolution of the House of the People, the Speaker shall not vacate his/her office until immediately before the first meeting of the House of the People after the dissolution. II. According to the provisions of the Constitution of India, a Member of the House of the People, on being elected as Speaker, will immediately resign from his/her political party. III. The Speaker of the House of the People may be removed from his/her office by a resolution passed by a majority of all the then Members of the House, provided that no resolution shall be moved unless at least fourteen days' notice has been given of the intention to move the resolution. Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. I and II only
  2. II and III only
  3. I and III only
  4. I, II and III

Answer

Correct Answer

I and III only

Explanation

Under Article 94, the Speaker does not vacate office upon dissolution of the House until immediately before the first meeting of the newly constituted House (Statement I correct). The removal procedure requiring a majority resolution with at least 14 days' notice is also correctly stated (Statement III correct). However, the Constitution does not require a Speaker to resign from his/her political party upon election, and in practice Speakers often retain nominal party membership; there is no such constitutional mandate, making Statement II incorrect.

Topics: article 94, polity, speaker of lok sabha