Question

The Lok Sabha secretariat functions under the direct control of _________ .
(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Vice-President
(D) Speaker

Answer 1

Hint:
Lok Sabha secretariat is an independent office of Lok Sabha. He/She exercises supreme powers more than that of the members of both the houses (the upper house and the lower house) of the Parliament.

Complete answer:
The Lok Sabha is also known as the House of the People. It is the lower house of the Parliament of India. India has a bicameral Parliament consisting of the upper house and the lower house.
The upper house is known as the Rajya Sabha and consists of 245 members. The Rajya Sabha has more powers than the Lok Sabha which has 543 members. Note that in spite of the fact that the number of members of the Rajya Sabha is less than that of the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha remains more powerful.
The Lok Sabha Secretariat is an independent office of Lok Sabha. It functions under the advice of the Speaker of Lok Sabha and the speaker of Lok Sabha is assisted by the Secretariat General of Lok Sabha. The Secretary General has pay scale, position and rank equivalent to that of the officer of Cabinet Secretary, which is the highest ranking official in the Government of India.
The Secretary General retires at the age of 60 years. He, on behalf of the President of India, summons members of the Lok Sabha to attend the session of Parliament and also authenticates bills if the speaker is absent.

So, the correct option is (D): Speaker

Additional information:
The Lok Sabha Secretariat is headquartered at Sansad Bhawan, New Delhi, India.
Om Birla is the current speaker of Lok Sabha.
Snehlata Srivastava is the current Secretary General of the Lok Sabha.

Note:
The Secretary General of the Lok Sabha is the administrative head of Lok Sabha Secretariat and is answerable only to the Speaker of Lok Sabha. He/She is not liable to answer his/her decisions to any of the Members of Parliament.
So, the correct option is (D): Speaker
The Lok Sabha secretariat functions under the direct control of the Speaker.