The presiding officer of the Lok Sabha is called ________.

The correct answer is The Speaker.

Key Points

• The Speaker  ​
  • The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha.
  • The speaker is elected generally in the first meeting of the Lok Sabha following general elections.
  • The speaker of Lok Sabha is elected by all Members of the Lok Sabha.
  • First meeting of the Lok Sabha is presided over by Pro Tem Speaker.
  • He will be presiding officer of Lok Sabha till the time, the elected speaker of Lok Sabha takes his seat.
  • Lok sabha speaker has the power to choose whether bill is a money bill or not. His decision is final and cannot be questioned in court.

Additional Information

• Lok Sabha
  • Lok Sabha is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament.
  • The Hindi name of Lok Sabha was adopted by the house of the people on 14th May 1954.
  • The full term of a Lok Sabha is 5 years.
  • Fifth Lok Sabha from 1971 to 1977(5 years 10 months and 6 days) is the longest Lok Sabha in India.
  • Twelfth Lok Sabha from 1998 to 1999(1 year 1 month and 4 days) is the shortest Lok Sabha in India.
  • Lok Sabha is constituted under article 81 of the constitution.
  • G. V Mavlankar is the father of Lok Sabha.
  • The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha is fixed at 552.
  • Money bill can introduce only in Lok Sabha and not in Rajya Sabha.
  • A resolution to discontinue a national emergency can be passed on by the Lok Sabha.
  • Uttar Pradesh has the maximum membership in Lok Sabha.