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upsc-p1-polity-elections-rpa MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Arrange the following developments relating to the anti-defection law in chronological order: A. The Kihoto Hollohan judgment upheld the Tenth Schedule while retaining judicial review. B. The one-third split exception was deleted by the Ninety-first Amendment. C. The Tenth Schedule was inserted by the Fifty-second Amendment. D. The Keisham Meghachandra judgment suggested that disqualification petitions should ordinarily be decided in about three months. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The Tenth Schedule was inserted by the Fifty-second Amendment in 1985; Kihoto Hollohan followed in 1992; the Ninety-first Amendment deleted the split exception in 2003; and Keisham Meghachandra came in 2020. Therefore option C gives the correct order C-A-B-D.
Q2Match List I with List II: List I (Provision of the Representation of the People Act, 1951) A. Section 8 B. Section 29A C. Section 123 D. Section 126A List II (Subject) 1. Registration of political parties 2. Exit polls during the notified period 3. Disqualification on conviction 4. Corrupt practices Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Section 8 concerns disqualification on conviction, Section 29A registration of political parties, Section 123 corrupt practices, and Section 126A exit polls during the notified period. Thus option A gives the correct sequence A-3, B-1, C-4 and D-2.
Q3Arrange the following stages of an election in their ordinary chronological order: A. Withdrawal of candidature B. Counting of votes C. Scrutiny of nominations D. Polling Select the correct answer using the code given below.
The ordinary sequence is scrutiny of nominations, withdrawal of candidature, polling and then counting of votes. Hence option B, C-A-D-B, is correct.
Q4Match List I with List II: List I (Provision) A. Article 324 B. Article 243K C. Article 243ZA D. Article 71 List II (Primary field) 1. Disputes concerning Presidential and Vice-Presidential elections 2. Panchayat elections 3. Elections to Parliament and State Legislatures 4. Municipal elections Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Article 324 covers elections to Parliament and State Legislatures; Article 243K concerns Panchayat elections; Article 243ZA concerns Municipal elections; and Article 71 assigns disputes concerning Presidential and Vice-Presidential elections to the Supreme Court. Therefore, option C gives A-3, B-2, C-4 and D-1.
Q5With reference to the Tenth Schedule, consider the following statements: 1. Voluntarily giving up membership of a political party is wider than formally resigning from that party. 2. An independent elected member incurs disqualification by joining a political party after the election. 3. A nominated member may join a political party within six months of taking the seat without attracting disqualification on that ground. Which of the statements given above are correct?
All three statements are correct. Voluntarily giving up party membership may be inferred from conduct and is not confined to a resignation letter. An independent member has no post-election window for joining a party, whereas a nominated member has a six-month window from taking the seat.
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6With reference to Article 324, consider the following statements: 1. The Election Commission may supplement election law where the enacted law is silent, but it cannot act contrary to valid law. 2. The Election Commission adjudicates the final validity of an election through an election petition. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
7Consider the following statements concerning electoral reform: 1. The Indrajit Gupta Committee supported state funding in principle for recognized political parties, subject to conditions. 2. Registration under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 has fully resolved internal democracy and transparent candidate selection within political parties. 3. The Supreme Court has made a mere criminal accusation an automatic ground of disqualification for every candidate. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
8Consider the following statements about election statutes and disputes: 1. The Representation of the People Act, 1950 mainly covers electoral rolls, seat allocation and delimitation-linked arrangements. 2. The Representation of the People Act, 1951 covers corrupt practices and disqualifications. 3. High Courts try election petitions under the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9With reference to the constitutional framework of elections, consider the following statements: 1. The Election Commission of India conducts elections to Panchayats and Municipalities. 2. Article 325 bars exclusion from the general electoral roll, or a claim to a separate roll, only on grounds of religion, race, caste or sex. 3. Election disputes are normally raised through election petitions after the election. Which of the statements given above are correct?
10Consider the following statements: 1. Every breach of the Model Code of Conduct automatically amounts to a corrupt practice under Section 123 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. 2. Under the ordinary general-election rule, an election is automatically invalidated if NOTA receives the highest number of votes. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?