⚖️ Polity & GovernanceUPSC 2007Salient Features of RPA

Who was the Speaker of the First Lok Sabha?

aHukum Singh
bG.V. Mavalankar
cK. M. Munshi
dU.N. Dhebar
✓ Correct answer: b) G.V. Mavalankar
ExplanationThe Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the presiding officer and the highest authority of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India.The Speaker is elected generally in the first meeting of the Lok Sabha following general elections and is responsible for conducting the business in the house and maintaining discipline and decorum.G.V. Mavalankar served as the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament, from 1952 until his death in 1956. 191

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