Which of the following statements is correct with reference to parliamentary executives in India?

a) The date of election of speaker is fixed by the Election Commission of India. 

b) Deputy chairman automatically becomes chairman whenever he is appointed as a member of a parliamentary committee. 

c) Speaker of Lok Sabha can be removed only by a resolution passed by absolute majority. 

d) The institution of speaker and deputy speaker originated under the provisions of Government of India Act 1919.

Solution: 

• The speaker is elected by Lok Sabha from among its members. The date of election of the Speaker is fixed by the President (and not Election Commission of India). 
• It Deputy Speaker (and nor Deputy Chairman) who has one special privilege that is, whenever he is appointed as a member of a Parliamentary committee, he automatically becomes its chairman. 
• Speaker is provided with security of tenure. He can be removed only by a resolution passed by effective majority (and not absolute majority). 
• The institution of speaker and deputy speaker originated in India in 1921 under the provisions of Government of India Act 1919.

Ans: (d)