Question

Match the following-

Choose the correct answer from the options given below-

• A. a-IV, b-II, c-I, d-III
• B. a-IV, b-III, c-II, d-I
• C. a-III, b-II, c-IV, d-I
• D. a-II, b-I, c-III, d-IV

Hint:

Key memory trick: Sangma (XI) → first NE Speaker, Somnath (XIV), Meira Kumar (XV) → first woman Speaker, Sumitra Mahajan (XVI) → second woman Speaker.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Concept: The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is the presiding officer of the lower house of Parliament of India. Each Lok Sabha term corresponds to a specific Speaker elected by the members of the house. Correct matching requires knowledge of parliamentary chronology. Step 1: XIth Lok Sabha (1996–1997) The XI Lok Sabha saw a fragmented coalition era.

P. A. Sangma was elected as Speaker, becoming one of the prominent leaders from the North-East to hold this constitutional post. \[ (a) \rightarrow (IV) \] Step 2: XIVth Lok Sabha (2004–2009) During the UPA-1 government,

Somnath Chatterjee served as the Speaker and presided over parliamentary proceedings. \[ (b) \rightarrow (III) \] Step 3: XVth Lok Sabha (2009–2014)

Meira Kumar became the first woman Speaker of the Lok Sabha, marking a historic milestone in Indian parliamentary history. \[ (c) \rightarrow (II) \] Step 4: XVIth Lok Sabha (2014–2019)

Sumitra Mahajan served as Speaker, becoming the second woman to hold this position. \[ (d) \rightarrow (I) \]

Step 5: Final Matching \[ a-IV,\quad b-III,\quad c-II,\quad d-I \] Thus, Option B is correct.