📘 IAS Prelims 2025 — GS-II | Q.87 | Classroom Explanation
(Polity & Governance | Parliament — Presiding Officers)

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📌 Question

Q.87)
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?

(a) I and II only
(b) II and III only
(c) I and III only
(d) I, II and III

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✅ Correct Answer: (c) I and III only

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🧑‍🏫 Classroom Explanation

The office of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is governed mainly by Articles 93 and 94 of the Constitution. UPSC often tests continuity of office, neutrality conventions, and removal procedure — classic Polity traps.

Let us decode statement by statement 👇

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🔍 Statement-wise Analysis

🔹 Statement I — Correct ✅

👉 Speaker’s position after dissolution of Lok Sabha

• Article 94 (Second Proviso) clearly states:
  • Even after dissolution of the Lok Sabha,
  • 👉 The Speaker continues in office
  • ⏳ until immediately before the first meeting of the newly constituted Lok Sabha

📌 Why this exists

• Ensures institutional continuity
• Avoids constitutional vacuum
• New Lok Sabha initially functions under Speaker Pro-tem, but outgoing Speaker formally vacates only just before first sitting

🧠 Prelims Hook

“Lok Sabha dissolves, Speaker survives — till the new House assembles.”

➡️ Statement I is correct

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🔹 Statement II — Incorrect ❌

👉 Mandatory resignation from political party?

• ❌ No such requirement in the Constitution
• The Speaker is expected to act impartially — but this is a convention, not a rule

📜 Anti-Defection Context (Tenth Schedule)

• Speaker is exempted from disqualification if:
  • He/She voluntarily gives up party membership after election as Speaker
• This makes neutrality possible, not compulsory

📌 UPSC Trap

“Expected neutrality ≠ constitutional compulsion”

➡️ Statement II is NOT correct

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🔹 Statement III — Correct ✅

👉 Removal of Speaker

• Governed by Article 94(c)

🗳️ Procedure

• Removal by resolution of Lok Sabha
• Passed by:
  • ✔️ Majority of all the then members of the House
  • (Effective majority, not just present & voting)
• ⏳ 14 days’ prior notice mandatory

📌 Why notice matters

• Prevents impulsive or politically motivated removal
• Ensures procedural fairness

🧠 Memory Line

“Speaker removed only with numbers + notice.”

➡️ Statement III is correct

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🧠 One-Line Prelims Memory Hook

“Speaker stays after dissolution, not after loss of numbers.”

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📍 GS Mapping

Constitutional Procedures

GS Paper II

Parliament

Presiding Officers

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