Which of the following statements about Lok Sabha are correct?
1. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) was duly constituted for the first time on 17 April 1952.
2. As many as seventeen General Elections to the Lok Sabha have been held as of December 2023.
3.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was the first Speaker of Lok Sabha.
4. Shri. Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar was the first Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha.

Correct option is B

The correct answer is (b) Only 1 and 2

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is correct: The first Lok Sabha was duly constituted on 17 April 1952, following India's first General Elections held between October 1951 and March 1952.

• Statement 2 is correct: Seventeen Lok Sabha General Elections have been conducted from 1951–52 to 2019. The 18th Lok Sabha elections are scheduled for 2024, so as of December 2023, 17 elections have taken place.

• Statement 3 is incorrect: Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was India’s first Vice President, not the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

• Statement 4 is incorrect: Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar was the first Speaker, not Deputy Speaker, of the Lok Sabha.

Information Booster:

• First Speaker: G.V. Mavalankar (1952–1956)

• First Deputy Speaker: M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar

• Lok Sabha is also called the Lower House or House of the People.

• Members are directly elected by the people of India.

• The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha is 552 as per Article 81.