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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 27

SSC CGL - 20 April 2022 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q27

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The salary and allowances of leaders of opposition in parliament are governed by the Act passed for the first time by the parliament in the year _______

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

the correct answer is option 2 i.e. 1977

  • The salary and allowances of leaders of opposition in parliament are governed by the Act passed for the first time by the parliament in the year 1977.
  • In this Act, “Leader of the Opposition”, in relation to either House of Parliament, 
    means that member of the Council of States or the House of the People, as the case may be, who is, for the time being, the Leader in that House of the party in opposition to the Government having the greatest numerical strength and recognised as such by the Chairman of the Council of States or the Speaker of the 
    House of the People.