Question

Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha performs the duties of the speaker when the latter is _______ or while the office of the Speaker is _______.

A. Absent; vacant
B. Present; occupied
C. Both A and B
D. None of these

Answer 1

Hint: The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha takes over the responsibilities of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha when the Speaker is unable to discharge his duties.

Complete Step by Step answer: The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker have almost similar duties and responsibilities as provided by the constitution of India. Let’s look at our options one by one:

A. Absent; vacant - The Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha performs the duties of the speaker when the latter is absent or when the office of the Speaker is vacant. So, it is the correct option.
B. Present; occupied - The Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha performs the duties of the speaker when the latter is present or when the office of the Speaker is occupied. This sentence is highly absurd. So, it is an incorrect option.
C. Both A and B - As we have seen in the above option a that the Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha performs the duties of the speaker when the latter is absent or when the office of the Speaker is vacant. So, it is an incorrect option.
D. None of these - Since we have already found the correct answer, this option also goes out of context. There is one correct option amongst the given options. So, it is an incorrect option.

Note: Deputy Speaker performs duties of speaker when latter is absent or his seat is vacant but deputy speaker is not subordinate to the speaker.