Who is generally appointed as a Protem Speaker?

The correct answer is C. The President appoints a Pro-Tem Speaker before the new Lok Sabha elects its Speaker, and by convention this is the senior-most member of the newly elected House. That member presides over the first sitting, administers oath to the members under Article 99, and conducts the election of the Speaker. The post ends once the Speaker is elected. The office is a convention, not a constitutional provision, so it is worth remembering as practice.

• A is wrong: Under Article 94, the outgoing Speaker vacates office immediately before the first meeting of the newly elected House, so he has no role.
• B is wrong: "Dr. Speaker" is not a recognised office. The option is garbled, and the same reasoning as A applies.
• D is wrong: The Leader of Opposition of a dissolved House has no function in constituting the new House. A Pro-Tem Speaker is not drawn from the outgoing Leader of Opposition.

The core concept is the transition of the Lok Sabha after a General Election, which matters for Mains questions on parliamentary procedure and the role of conventions.

Trap: Aspirants often pick A, assuming the outgoing Speaker continues until the new one is chosen. Article 94 settles this: the office ends before the new House's first sitting.