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LOK SABHA

Q1. Lok Sabha is constituted under?
Article 81 of the Constitution of India.
Q2. Lok Sabha is also called as?
Lower House or House of the People.
Q3. How many elected, nominated and total members are there for the Lok Sabha?

543 - elected through General elections/by elections  +  2 - Nominated - Anglo Indians by President. Total -- 545 .

Q4. What is the minimum age for a Lok Sabha member?
Twenty Five.
Q5. Who is the Presiding Officer of the Lok Sabha and how he is appointed?
Speaker. Elected from among the elected members or on consensus, a neutral member is appointed. Normally goes by consensus.
Q6. Who is empowered to dissolve the Lok Sabha?
The President.
Q7. What is the tenure of the Lok Sabha?
5 years - unless and otherwise dissolved, dismissed or fell by itself for political reasons.
Q8. Was there any occasion of extension of tenure of Lok Sabha?
Once, in 1976. Extended to 6 years, from the normal five years tenure, by the 42nd Amendment during Smt. Indira Gandhi's rule. One of the most controversial political action very critically opposed by the oppositions.
Q9. When was the tenure of Lok Sabha restored back to 5 years?
By the 44th Amendment of the Constituion in 1978/79 by the Janata government.
Q10. What are the General function of the Lok Sabha?

1. Make laws for Union, sometimes for states too and enact them.
2. Authorize income and expenditure and pass the Union Budget.
3. Control over executive functions.
4. Discuss and decide on matters of national importance.
5. Elect President, Vice President, Speaker and Prime Minister.

Q11. When was the first Lok Sabha convened?
14.4.1952.
Q12. Who was the first speaker of the Lok Sabha?
G.V.Mavlankar.
Q13. Who had the longest stint as a Speaker?
Balram Jakkar - 22.1.1980 to 18.12.1989 - 9 years and 11 months.
Q14. Who was the only Lok Sabha Speaker to become a President of India?

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy - (Speaker - 17.3. 1967 to 19.7.1969 and 26.3.1977 to July 1977) and (President - 25.7.1977 to 25.7.1982).

Q15. Which Speaker of the Lok Sabha Speaker died of a helicopter crash?
GMC Balayogi of TDP, Andhra Pradesh on 3rd March 2002.
Q16. Who is the only communist member to become a Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
Somnath Chatterjee of CPI - 4.6.2004 to 16.5.2009.
Q17. LIST OF LOK SABHA SPEAKERS SO FAR:
NAMES  PERIOD  PARTY
 G.V.Mavlankar  15.5.1952 - 27.2.1956  INC
 M.A.Iyyangar  8.3.1956 - 16.4.1962  INC
 Sardar Hukam Singh  17.4.1962 - 16.3.1967  INC
 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy  17.3.1967 - 19.7.1969  INC
 G.S.Dhillon  8.9.1969 - 1.12.1975  INC
 Baliram Bhagat  15.1.1976 - 25.3.1977  INC
 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy  26.3.1977 - 13.7.1977  Janata
 K.S.Hegde  21.7.1977 - 21.1.1980  Janata
 Balram Jakkar  22.1.1980 - 18.12.1989  INC
 Rabi Ray  19.12.1989 - 9.7.1991  Janata
 Shivraj Patil  10.7.1991 - 22.5.1996  INC
 P.A.Sangma  25.5.1996 - 23.3.1998  INC
 G.M.C.Balayogi  24.3.1998 - 03.3.2002  TDP
 Manohar Joshi  10.5.2002 - 02.6.2004  Shiv Sena
 Somnath Chatterjee  04.6.2004 --16.5.2009  CPI
 Mrs.Meira Kumar  04.6.2009 --04.6.2014  INC
 Sumitra Mahajan  05.6.2014 -- .................  BJP
     
     
     

 

Q18. Who is the only person to have officiated twice as Speaker of Lok Sabha?
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy once as INC member and the other Janata member.
Q19. Who became the first woman speaker of the Lok Sabha?
Mrs.Meira Kumar.
Q20. How many seats have been allocated for SC candidates in the Lok Sabha?
84
Q21. Which only regional party's member was a Speaker of Lok Sabha?
GMC Balayogi of Telugu Desam Party.
Q22. STATEWISE DISTRIBUTION OF LOK SABHA SEATS:
 Andhra Pradesh  42  Arunachal Pradesh  23
 Assam  14  Bihar  40
 Chhatisgarh  11  Goa    2
 Gujarat  26  Haryana  10
 Himachal Pradesh   4  Jammu & Kashmir    6
 Jharkhand  14  Karnataka  28
 Kerala  20  Madhya Pradesh  29
 Maharashtra  48  Manipur    2
 Meghalaya    2  Mizoram    1
 Nagaland    1  Orissa  21
 Punjab  13  Rajasthan  25
 Sikkim    1  Tamilnadu  39
 Tripura    2  Uttarakhand    5
 Uttar Pradesh  80  West Bengal  42
 Delhi 7      


Andaman & Nicobar, Chandigarh, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Lakshdweep, Pondicherry - all each one seat (6 in all) = Total 545 seats.

Q23. Which state sends the maximum number of members to the Lok Sabha?
Uttar Pradesh - 80 members.
Q24. How many states and Union Territories send only one member each to the Lok Sabha?
Three States - Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim.
Q25. Who were the first couple - husband and wife - members of Parliament of Lok Sabha?
Joachim and Margaret Alva from Goa.
Q26. As of 2009 elections, which is the largest constituency in the country?
Unnao, UP.
Q27. Lok Sabha alone can initiate…?
Money Bills.
Q28. Who holds the record for getting elected to the Lok Sabha from six different constituencies?
Atal Behari Vajpayee. He was elected to the Lok Sabha nine times and to the Rajya Sabha twice, in his political career spanning four decades.
Q29. Rae Bareilly in UP is known for Nehru/Gandhi family contesting Lok Sabha elections. Who was the first from this family to win from this place?
Feroz Gandhi.
Q30. Who was the only non resident (NRI) member of the Lok Sabha?
Mr. Madhu Goud Yakshi - He was a lawyer in New York and later came to India. He represents INC from the Nizamabad constituency, from 2004 and from 2009. Unique feature of his elections is that in his constituency, six out of seven legislative assembly members (MLAs) are from other political parties.
Q31. How many sessions of Lok Sabha is held?

Three :-

Budget Session - February to May;
Monsoon Session -- July to September - and
Winter Session --November to December.

Q32. Who presides over a joint session of parliament (Lok and Rajya Sabha)?
Joint Session of Parliament arises where a decision has not been reached over a bill and remains a stalemate. On such occasions Lok Sabha Speaker presides over such a joint session.