UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — LS extends term of panel examining simultaneous polls

Q1. With reference to the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024, what is meant by the 'appointed date'?

  • A. The date on which the President issues a notification, on the date of the first sitting of the Lok Sabha after a general election, to bring the simultaneous-elections provisions into force
  • B. The date on which the Election Commission of India issues the notification for general elections to the House of the People
  • C. The date on which the Bill receives the assent of the President after ratification by State Legislatures
  • D. The date on which the term of the existing Lok Sabha is deemed to have expired under Article 83

Q2. The High-Level Committee on Simultaneous Elections, whose recommendations underpin the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024, was constituted in September 2023 under the chairmanship of:

  • A. Shri Ram Nath Kovind
  • B. Shri Pranab Mukherjee
  • C. Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu
  • D. Justice B.P. Jeevan Reddy

Q3. Under the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024, which one of the following authorities is empowered to conduct simultaneous general elections to the House of the People and all the State Legislative Assemblies?

  • A. The Election Commission of India
  • B. The Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India
  • C. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India
  • D. State Election Commissions acting jointly with the Election Commission of India

Q4. Which one of the following is the principal Constitution Amendment Bill through which the 'One Nation, One Election' framework is being introduced and which is presently before the Joint Parliamentary Committee chaired by Shri P.P. Chaudhary?

  • A. The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024
  • B. The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Amendment) Bill, 2024
  • C. The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2024
  • D. The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Amendment) Bill, 2024