Previous Year Question
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List-I (Lok Sabha) | List-II (Lok Sabha Speaker) |
A. 11th Lok Sabha | 1. Om Birla |
B. 12th Lok Sabha | 2. P. A. Sangma |
C. 14th Lok Sabha | 3. Somnath Chatterjee |
D. 17th Lok Sabha | 4. G. M. C. Balayogi |
Code:
A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
A-4, B-2, B-3, D-1
A-3, B-2, B-4, D-1
A-2, B-3, B-4, D-1
Correct Answer: A
Detailed Solution
A. 11th Lok Sabha — P. A. Sangma (2)
P. A. Sangma was the Speaker of the 11th Lok Sabha. He was elected Speaker on 23 May 1996.
The 11th Lok Sabha was constituted after the 1996 general elections. Parliamentary records identify P. A. Sangma as its Speaker.
B. 12th Lok Sabha — G. M. C. Balayogi (4)
G. M. C. Balayogi was elected Speaker of the 12th Lok Sabha on 24 March 1998.
He also served as Speaker of the 13th Lok Sabha. Therefore, associating him with only one term of the Lok Sabha would be incorrect.
In this question, he is correctly matched with the 12th Lok Sabha.
C. 14th Lok Sabha — Somnath Chatterjee (3)
Somnath Chatterjee was elected Speaker of the 14th Lok Sabha on 4 June 2004.
He presided over the 14th Lok Sabha between 2004 and 2009.
D. 17th Lok Sabha — Om Birla (1)
Om Birla was elected Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha on 19 June 2019.
The 17th Lok Sabha was constituted after the 2019 general elections. Om Birla assumed the office of Speaker of this Lok Sabha.