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Consider the following statements with reference to the ‘Speaker’ of Lok Sabha:

1. Speaker summons and presides over a joint setting of the two Houses of Parliament.

2. Speaker appoints the chairman of all the parliamentary committees of the Lok Sabha and supervises their functioning.

3. Whenever the Lok Sabha is dissolved, Speaker’s office automatically falls vacant.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 and 3 only

2 only

1 only

1, 2 and 3

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Explanation:

Explanation:
Each House of Parliament has its own presiding officer. There is a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker for the Lok Sabha and a Chairman and a Deputy Chairman for the Rajya Sabha. A panel of chairpersons for the Lok Sabha and a panel of vice-chairpersons for the Rajya Sabha is also appointed.
Statement 1 is not correct: He presides over a joint setting of the two Houses of Parliament. Such a sitting is summoned by the President to settle a deadlock between the two Houses on a bill.
Statement 2 is correct: He appoints the chairman of all the parliamentary committees of the Lok Sabha and supervises their functioning. He himself is the chairman of the Business Advisory Committee, the Rules Committee and the General Purpose Committee.
Statement 3 is not correct: Whenever the Lok Sabha is dissolved, the Speaker does not vacate his office and continues till the newly- elected Lok Sabha meets.