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Indian Polity UPPSC 1997 GS-I
Question

The Lok Sabha Secretariat comes under the direct control of the:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Speaker of the Lok Sabha”.
The Lok Sabha Secretariat is under the direct control of the Lok Sabha Speaker. The Speaker's authority over the Secretariat's security, staff, and precincts is supreme. The Speaker is assisted by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha, who serves as the Secretariat's administrative head.

The Secretary-General is only accountable to the Speaker and can't be criticized or have their actions discussed inside or outside of the Lok Sabha.

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In cold countries alcohol is preferred to mercury as a thermometric liquid because:
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Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List I [States] - List II [No. of members in Rajyasabha]

(A) Gujarat - (a) 9
(B) Karnataka - (b) 11
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(D) Odisha - (d) 10
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Reason (R) : Chairman and members are appointed by the President of India.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Codes :
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
  2. B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
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  2. B) Department of Secondary Education and Higher Education
  3. C) Department of Technical Education
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  2. B) Right to form association
  3. C) Right of assembly
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I. Bahujan Samaj Party
II. Samajwadi Party
III. Telugu Desham Party
IV. All India Trinamool Congress

Select the correct answer from the code given below.
Code :
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  2. B) II, I, III, IV
  3. C) III, II, I, IV
  4. D) I, II, III, IV
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  2. B) He can be Governor of more than one State
  3. C) He holds office for a term of five years
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Assertion (A): India has a written constitution.
Reason (R): Growth of strong regional parties is an indicator of regional aspirations.

Codes:
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  2. B) The Legislative and the Executive
  3. C) The Centre and the States
  4. D) The Executive and the judiciary
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  2. B) Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
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  4. D) Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
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