Question

The constitution of India does not mention the post of
A.The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
B.The Deputy Prime Minister
C. The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
D.The Deputy Speaker of the State Legislative Assemblies

Answer 1

Hint:We have to remember that there were seven people who served as The Deputy Prime Minister before. They were Vallabhbhai Patel, Morarji Desai, and charan singh, Jagajivan Ram, Yeshwantrao Chavan, Devi Lal and L.K.Advani.It is on the prime minister to decide whether he needs a deputy prime minister or not. Unlike other countries in India the deputy prime minister post is not necessary.Deputy prime minister is like an alternative for the prime minister when there is an emergency situation. While the prime minister is there, the Deputy prime minister has no work to do.

Complete answer:
We must remember that the Deputy Prime Minister of India is a member of the Union Cabinet in the Government of India. The deputy prime minister is not technically a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers. The Deputy Prime Minister is appointed by the President. The Deputy Prime minister candidate is nominated by the Prime Minister of India. The deputy prime minister of India is a member of the Indian parliament union council of ministers. This post was inaugurated by Vallabhbhai Patel on 15 August 1947. The last Deputy prime minister was L. K. Advani. The current government does not have a deputy Prime Minister. After Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s cabinet the post of the Deputy prime minister is still vacant. On various occasions, proposals have arisen to make the post permanent, but none of them were successful. The same applies for the post of deputy chief minister at the state level. A deputy prime minister normally holds a cabinet portfolio such as the home minister, Defense minister or finance minister. In the parliaments the deputy prime minister is treated as the “first among equals” in the cabinet: the position of deputy prime minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government or in times of national emergency, when a proper chain of command is necessary. The current constitution of India does not mention the post of the deputy prime minister.

Hence, the correct answer is option (B).

Note:We have to remember that the Deputy Prime minister Post is vacant from 2004. If the prime minister wishes to have a deputy he or she can do so. But Modi’s government doesn’t have a deputy prime minister.