Q. Which of the following are members of the general purposes committee of the Lok Sabha?
1. Speaker of the house
2. Deputy speaker
3. Chairpersons of all the departmental standing committees in the house.
4. Leaders of the recognized parties in the house.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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[A] 1 only

[B] 1 and 2 only

[C] 3 and 4 only

[D] 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: D
Notes:

Exp) Option d is the correct answer.

General Purposes Committee considers and advises on matters concerning affairs of the House, which do not fall within the jurisdiction of any other parliamentary committee. In each House, this committee consists of the presiding officer (Speaker / Chairman) as its Ex-officio chairman, Deputy Speaker (Deputy Chairman in the case of Rajya Sabha), members of panel of chairpersons (panel of vice-chairpersons in the case of Rajya Sabha), chairpersons of all the departmental standing committees of the House, leaders of recognized parties and groups in the House and such other members as nominated by the presiding officer.

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