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Indian Polity UPPSC 2005 GS-I
Question

The First Speaker against whom a vote of no-confidence was moved in the Lok Sabha was

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: G.V. Mavlankar

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “G.V. Mavlankar ”.
The first Speaker against whom a vote of no-confidence was moved in the Lok Sabha was G.V. Mavlankar.

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