Question

Who is the 17th speaker of the Lok Sabha?
1. Om Birla
2. Meira Kumar
3. Sumitra Mahajan
4. None of these

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Om Birla

The correct answer is Om Birla.

• Lok Sabha is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament.
• Lok Sabha is constituted under Article 81 of the constitution.
• The full term of a Lok Sabha is 5 years.
• Speaker is the head of Lok Sabha.
• Om Birla is the 17th and current Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
• G. V Mavlankar is the father of Lok Sabha.
• The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha is fixed at 552.
• Om Birla was elected thrice to the assembly of Rajasthan.
  • He was elected as the speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha on 19 June 2019.

 

• Sumitra Mahajan was the Speaker of Lok Sabha from 2014 to 2019.
  • She is the second women speaker of Lok Sabha.
• Meira Kumar was the Speaker of Lok Sabha from 2009 to 2014.
  • She is the first women speaker of Lok Sabha.