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Q8 (IAS/2004) Polity & Governance › Parliament › Parliamentary procedures Answer Verified

Consider the following statements: 1. The Speaker of Lok Sabha has the power to adjourn the House sine die but, on prorogation, it is only the President who can summon the House. 2. Unless sooner dissolved or there is an extension of the term, there is an automatic dissolution of the Lok Sabha by efflux of time, at the end of the period of five years, even if no formal order of dissolution is issued by the President. 3. The Speaker of Lok Sabha continues in office even after the dissolution of the House and until ‘immediately before the first meeting of the House’. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Result
Your answer: —  ·  Correct: D
Explanation

All three statements are correct. Adjournment (including adjournment sine die) is a power exercised by the presiding officer of the House, while prorogation is effected by the President and after prorogation the House can meet only when summoned by the President — supporting statement 1 [1]. The Lok Sabha is automatically dissolved on the expiry of its five-year term (subject to emergency extensions) even if no separate presidential order is issued, confirming statement 2 [2]. The Speaker’s tenure continues beyond dissolution and ends immediately before the first meeting of the next Lok Sabha, validating statement 3. Thus, statements 1, 2 and 3 are all correct.

Sources

  1. [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 23: Parliament > Dissolution > p. 236
  2. [2] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 23: Parliament > Dissolution > p. 237
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