With reference to the Article 178 of Indian Constitution, consider the following statements:1. Every Legislative Assembly of a State shall, as soon as may be, choose two members of the Assembly to be respectively Speaker and Deputy Speakers.2. The constitution says that the Governor shall fix a date to elect the Speaker on the recommendation of the Chief Minister.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: A

Notes:

About Article 178:

Every Legislative Assembly of a State shall, as soon as may be, choose two members of the Assembly to be respectively Speaker and Deputy Speakers thereof…
The Constitution assigns no role to the Governor in the election of Speaker and Deputy Speaker.
The State Legislative Assemblies formulate their own rules regarding the election. Maharashtra Assembly has a rule that the Governor shall fix the date of election of the Speaker.
Rule 6: The Governor shall fix a date to elect the Speaker on the recommendation of the Chief Minister and the Secretary shall send to every member notice of the date so fixed.

Source: EPIC January 2022