UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — EC orders probe into voting by foreigners in T.N.

Question 1

Under the Representation of the People Act, 1950, the preparation and revision of electoral rolls for parliamentary and assembly constituencies is operationalised by which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Election Commission of India, through Electoral Registration Officers

Answer

State Election Commissions of the respective States

Answer

Registrar General of India

Answer

Ministry of Home Affairs

Question 2

Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the offence of 'personation at elections' is dealt with under which one of the following sections?

Accepted Answer

Section 172

Answer

Section 171D

Answer

Section 318(4)

Answer

Section 169

Question 3

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, under which the election-related offences invoked in the Tamil Nadu case were booked, falls under the administrative charge of which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Home Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Law and Justice

Answer

Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

Answer

Election Commission of India

Question 4

The 'superintendence, direction and control' of the preparation of electoral rolls and the conduct of elections is vested in the Election Commission of India by which one of the following Articles of the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

Article 324

Answer

Article 325

Answer

Article 326

Answer

Article 327

Question 5

Under the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, the Selection Committee that recommends the appointment of the CEC and ECs is headed by whom?

Accepted Answer

The Prime Minister

Answer

The Chief Justice of India

Answer

The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha

Answer

The Union Home Minister

Question 6

In the 2026 case in which the EC ordered a probe into voting by foreign nationals, how many foreign nationals did the Chennai police report having arrested for allegedly casting votes in the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls?

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

25

Answer

5

Answer

15

Question 7

Which one of the following States was the first to undergo the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the 2025 exercise?

Accepted Answer

Bihar

Answer

Tamil Nadu

Answer

West Bengal

Answer

Kerala

Question 8

The grounds of disqualification for registration in an electoral roll — namely not being a citizen of India, being of unsound mind as declared by a competent court, and disqualification for corrupt or illegal election practices — are laid down under which section of the Representation of the People Act, 1950?

Accepted Answer

Section 16

Answer

Section 19

Answer

Section 62

Answer

Section 11A

Question 9

Under Section 21 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, for a given constituency the Election Commission designates how many Returning Officer(s)?

Accepted Answer

One

Answer

Two

Answer

Three

Answer

Five

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — EC orders probe into voting by foreigners in T.N.

Q1. Under the Representation of the People Act, 1950, the preparation and revision of electoral rolls for parliamentary and assembly constituencies is operationalised by which one of the following?

Q2. Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the offence of 'personation at elections' is dealt with under which one of the following sections?

Q3. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, under which the election-related offences invoked in the Tamil Nadu case were booked, falls under the administrative charge of which one of the following?

Q4. The 'superintendence, direction and control' of the preparation of electoral rolls and the conduct of elections is vested in the Election Commission of India by which one of the following Articles of the Constitution?

Q5. Under the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, the Selection Committee that recommends the appointment of the CEC and ECs is headed by whom?

Q6. In the 2026 case in which the EC ordered a probe into voting by foreign nationals, how many foreign nationals did the Chennai police report having arrested for allegedly casting votes in the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls?

Q7. Which one of the following States was the first to undergo the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the 2025 exercise?

Q9. Under Section 21 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, for a given constituency the Election Commission designates how many Returning Officer(s)?