CSE · GS-2Official PYQ · CSE 2026 · Q3Polity · Parliament and State Legislatures · 10 marks · 150 words
English
Examine whether the constitutional office of the Lok Sabha Speaker has become vulnerable to partisan politics under the current anti-defection regime. What institutional changes are required to ensure the neutrality of the Lok Sabha Speaker in managing a polarised House?
हिन्दी
वर्तमान दल-बदल विरोधी व्यवस्था के अंतर्गत क्या लोकसभा अध्यक्ष का संवैधानिक पद दलगत राजनीति के कारण अतिसंवेदनशील हो गया है? परीक्षण कीजिए। ध्रुवीकृत सदन के प्रबंधन में लोकसभा अध्यक्ष की निष्पक्षता को सुनिश्चित करने में किन संस्थागत परिवर्तनों की आवश्यकता है?
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2026. Source
Syllabus
Polity · Parliament and State Legislatures
Parliament and State Legislatures—structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.
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