Correct option is B
The correct answer is (b) 550.
· The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of India's Parliament.
· Previously The maximum strength of Lok Sabha as envisaged by the Constitution was 552.
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Article 81 of the Constitution defines the composition of the House of the People or Lok Sabha
· In 2022, the maximum strength of the Lok Sabha is fixed at 550 members, with 530 representing the states and 20 representing the Union Territories.
· Currently, the House has 523 members, including 19 representatives from the Union Territories.
· Previously, the President could nominate two members from the Anglo-Indian community, but this provision, stipulated by the 95th Amendment Act of 2009, was valid only until 2020.
· The Lok Sabha consists of representatives elected directly by the people through universal adult suffrage