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Q1Consider the following statements about Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs): 1. An EVM is designed with two units: the Control Unit and the Balloting Unit. 2. The Control Unit is kept inside the voting compartment for electors to cast their votes. 3. An EVM being used by ECI can record a maximum of 2,000 votes. 4. EVMs require mains electricity at the polling station because they do not run on batteries. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is true: ECI describes the EVM as having the Control Unit and Balloting Unit. Statement 2 is false because the Control Unit is kept with the presiding/polling officer, while the Balloting Unit is in the voting compartment. Statement 3 is true: the ECI FAQ states a maximum of 2,000 votes. Statement 4 is false because EVMs run on an ordinary battery assembled by BEL/ECIL.
Q2Consider the following statements about election-result technology: 1. ENCORE Counting is an end-to-end application for Returning Officers to digitize votes polled, tabulate round-wise data and generate statutory counting reports. 2. The Voter Turnout App displays real-time estimated provisional turnout details entered by Returning Officers. 3. The ECI Results website publishes data entered by political parties, not by Returning Officers. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is incorrect: the Results website shows counting data entered by Returning Officers, not by political parties.
Q3Consider the following statements about election-service apps: 1. The Voter Helpline App aims to provide a single point of service and information delivery to voters across the country. 2. The PwD App is used only for vote counting and has no role in voter facilitation. 3. GARUDA integrates functions of Booth Level Officers and helps them complete field verification in lesser time. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is incorrect because the PwD App helps persons with disabilities with services such as PwD marking, registration, migration, correction and wheelchair requests. Statement 3 is correct for GARUDA.
Q4Consider the following statements: 1. In Subramanian Swamy v. Election Commission of India, the Supreme Court held that paper trail is an indispensable requirement of free and fair elections. 2. The Court stated that confidence of voters in EVMs can be achieved only with the introduction of the paper trail. 3. The Court required VVPAT to be introduced everywhere in a single stage, leaving no scope for phased implementation. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: the ECI legal-history PDF quotes the Supreme Court on paper trail and voter confidence. Statement 3 is false because the Court permitted VVPAT introduction in gradual stages or geography-wise.
Q5Consider the following statements: 1. The Election Commission used ECIL and BEL for the design and development of EVMs. 2. In the 2004 General Elections, EVMs were to be used in all parliamentary constituencies for the first time. 3. The whole State of Goa first voted with EVMs to elect a new Assembly in November 1998. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is true: ECIL and BEL were used for EVM design and development. Statement 2 is true as the 2004 General Elections marked EVM use in all parliamentary constituencies for the first time. Statement 3 is false; Goa voted with EVMs in June 1999, not November 1998.
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6Consider the following statements: 1. cVIGIL was built to report Model Code of Conduct violations during elections. 2. cVIGIL complaints can be made only by uploading old photographs or pre-recorded videos. 3. cVIGIL promised users status reports within 100 minutes. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7Consider the following statements: 1. cVIGIL was built to report Model Code of Conduct violations during elections. 2. cVIGIL promised users status reports within 100 minutes. 3. cVIGIL allows citizens to report Model Code of Conduct or expenditure violations by taking photo, audio or video through mobile phones. 4. cVIGIL permits only election officials, and not citizens, to report violations. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8Consider the following statements about cVIGIL: 1. cVIGIL allows citizens to report Model Code of Conduct or expenditure violations by photo, audio or video. 2. cVIGIL allows anonymous complaints without revealing the complainant's identity. 3. Field units were required to reach the incident spot within 15 minutes before uploading their report. 4. The cVIGIL system promises users status reports within 24 hours. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9Consider the following statements: 1. VVPAT is an independent system attached with EVMs that allows voters to verify that their votes are cast as intended. 2. ECI introduced EVMs experimentally at fifty polling stations under 70-Paravur Assembly Constituency of Kerala. 3. EVMs were first introduced experimentally in Rajasthan. 4. The paper slip shown by VVPAT is generated before a voter presses the button on the Ballot Unit. Which of the statements given above are correct?
10According to the Election Commission release of 6 May 2026, what was ECINET's average traffic on counting day, 4 May 2026?
11Consider the following statements: 1. cVIGIL enables citizens to report Model Code of Conduct or expenditure violations with photo, audio or video evidence. 2. cVIGIL automatically enables geo-tagging when the user switches on the camera to report a violation. 3. cVIGIL has a time-bound 100-minute response feature for complaints. 4. cVIGIL requires every complainant to disclose identity publicly before a complaint can be registered. Which of the statements given above are correct?
121. cVIGIL allows citizens to report Model Code of Conduct violations through live photo, video or audio. 2. cVIGIL promises status updates within 100 minutes of lodging a complaint. 3. Anonymous reporting is not possible on cVIGIL. 4. cVIGIL uses geotagging to capture the exact location of the incident. Which of the statements given above are correct?
13Consider the following statements: 1. EVMs were first used in fifty polling stations of No. 70 Parur Assembly Constituency in Kerala. 2. After the Parur litigation, the Supreme Court required a specific legal provision for use of EVMs in elections. 3. Section 61A was inserted in the Representation of the People Act, 1951 in December 1998. Which of the statements given above are correct?
14Consider the following statements about the Observer App: 1. The Observer App was developed by ECI for general, police and expenditure observers. 2. The app is meant only for counting observers and cannot be used by expenditure observers. 3. The app allows observers to submit arrival and departure reports and view their deployment schedule. 4. The app does not allow observers to report cVIGIL cases. Which of the statements given above are correct?
151. First Level Checking of EVMs and VVPATs is to be done in the presence of representatives of National and State recognised political parties. 2. During First Level Checking, mock poll is conducted in 50% of randomly selected EVMs. 3. During commissioning, 1000 votes are polled on 5% randomly selected EVMs. 4. Real election symbols of parties or candidates must be used during First Level Checking and training. Which of the statements given above are correct?