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SSC CHSL 2022 PYQ — Question 41

SSC CHSL - 24 May 2022 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q41

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In the absence of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha, who presides the joint sitting of the two houses of Parliament? 

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha.

  • The joint sitting of both houses is called by the President of India under Article 108.
  • It is presided over by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha or Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha and in their absence, the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
  • A joint meeting is never presided over by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha as he is not a member of either house.
  • The current Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is Harivansh Narayan Singh.