Political Science · Political Institutions in India
UGC NET December 2018 Political Science
Arrange the following Speakers of the Lok Sabha in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
- I. Shivraj V. Patil
- II. Somnath Chatterjee
- III. Manohar Joshi
- IV. N. Sanjeeva Reddy
AIV, III, I, II
BII, I, III, IV
CIII, II, I, IV
DIV, I, III, II ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) IV, I, III, II — The correct chronological order is N. Sanjeeva Reddy, Shivraj V. Patil, Manohar Joshi and Somnath Chatterjee.
Explanation
★The correct chronological order is N. Sanjeeva Reddy, Shivraj V. Patil, Manohar Joshi and Somnath Chatterjee.
★N. Sanjeeva Reddy was Speaker first from 1967 to 1969 and again in 1977, and later became President of India.
★Shivraj V. Patil was Speaker from 1991 to 1996 and was also Union Home Minister later.
★Manohar Joshi was Speaker from 2002 to 2004 and had earlier been the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from the Shiv Sena.
★Somnath Chatterjee was Speaker from 2004 to 2009 and was associated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
★The Speaker is elected by the Lok Sabha from among its members under Article 93.
★For NET, remember N. Sanjeeva Reddy as the only Speaker to later become President of India.
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