UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Trump plans SIR-type voter proof review
Q1. In the context of Indian electoral administration, the term 'Special Intensive Revision (SIR)' most precisely refers to which one of the following?
- A. A house-to-house intensive verification and updation of electoral rolls by the Election Commission to confirm, add, or delete voter entries
- B. A delimitation exercise that redraws the territorial boundaries of parliamentary and assembly constituencies
- C. A framework for holding simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies
- D. A scheme for issuing Electors' Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) to newly enrolled voters
Q2. The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in India is conducted and operationalised by which one of the following authorities?
- A. Election Commission of India
- B. Ministry of Home Affairs
- C. Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India
- D. Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice
Q3. Which one of the following is the principal constitutional provision that vests the Election Commission of India with the power of superintendence, direction and control over the preparation of electoral rolls, including exercises such as the SIR?
- A. Article 324
- B. Article 326
- C. Article 329
- D. Article 243K