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UPSC Prelims 2007 · General Studies

Question 47: Polity and Governance

Who was the Speaker of the First Lok Sabha?

aHukam Singh
bG. V. Mavalankar
cK. M. Munshi
dU. N. Dhebar

AnswerThe answer is (b).

G. V. Mavalankar was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha (1952-56), and earlier presided over the Central Legislative Assembly. He is remembered as the father of the Lok Sabha. Hukam Singh was a later Speaker, and K. M. Munshi and U. N. Dhebar were not Speakers.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Hukam Singh was Speaker from 1962 to 1967.
  • (b) Correct: Mavalankar was the first Speaker.
  • (c) K. M. Munshi was a minister and Constituent Assembly member, not Speaker.
  • (d) U. N. Dhebar was Congress President, not Speaker.

Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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