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UPSC Prelims 2025 GS Paper 1, question 87

Topic: Polity and governance

Q87

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 shall resign from his/her political party immediately.

III. The Speaker of the House of the People may be removed from his/her office by a resolution of the House of the People 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. (a) I and II only
  2. (b) II and III only
  3. (c) I and III onlyCorrect answer
  4. (d) I, II and III

Solution.

Answer: (c) I and III only

  1. Statement I is correct: the second proviso to Article 94 of the Constitution explicitly provides that whenever the House of the People is dissolved, the Speaker shall not vacate his/her office until immediately before the first meeting of the House after the dissolution.
  2. Statement II is incorrect: the Constitution of India does not require a Member elected as Speaker to resign from his/her political party (Paragraph 5 of the Tenth Schedule merely grants an exemption from disqualification if the Speaker voluntarily gives up party membership).
  3. Statement III is correct: under Article 94(c) and its first proviso, the Speaker may be removed by a resolution of the House of the People passed by a majority of all the then members of the House after at least 14 days' notice.