UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Should the EC take action against those filing forms for mass deletions?

Q1. With reference to the legal framework governing electoral rolls in India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The Constitution places the preparation of electoral rolls, and not merely the conduct of elections, under the superintendence, direction and control of the Election Commission.
  2. Electoral rolls for Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections are governed by the Representation of the People Act, 1951, while the 1950 Act deals only with allocation of seats and delimitation.
  3. The Registration of Electors Rules, 1960 and the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 are both framed under the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q2. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. Although Electoral Registration Officers are drawn from the State administration, the Election Commission can direct how they process claims and objections during a revision of electoral rolls.
  2. Article 324 vests the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls in the Election Commission.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Q3. With reference to the machinery for preparing and revising electoral rolls in a constituency, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The Electoral Registration Officer receives and decides claims and objections relating to entries in the roll of the constituency.
  2. The Returning Officer conducts the poll on the basis of the roll as prepared by the Electoral Registration Officer and does not adjudicate objections to entries in that roll.
  3. An order of the Electoral Registration Officer on a claim or objection can be appealed before a District Magistrate-level authority, with a further appeal to the State's Chief Electoral Officer.
  • A. 2 and 3 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q4. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. The Election Commission can order a revision of the electoral rolls of selected States outside the regular annual summary revision cycle.
  2. Article 326 empowers the Election Commission to lay down the grounds on which a citizen may be disqualified from registration as a voter.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Q5. With reference to Article 326 of the Constitution of India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. It entitles an adult citizen to be registered as a voter, while allowing a law of the appropriate Legislature to disqualify a person on the ground of non-residence.
  2. Because it guarantees adult suffrage, Parliament cannot by law disqualify a citizen from registration on the ground of a corrupt or illegal practice.
  3. Its adult-suffrage guarantee governs elections to the Rajya Sabha and the State Legislative Councils as well.
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 only
  • D. 1 and 2 only

Q6. With reference to offences relating to electoral rolls under the Representation of the People Act, 1950, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The offence of making a false declaration is confined to statements seeking the inclusion of a name, and does not extend to statements seeking the exclusion of an entry.
  2. The offence of breach of official duty extends beyond the Electoral Registration Officer to other persons required to perform official duty in roll work.
  3. An elector wrongly excluded through such a breach of official duty may sue the officer concerned for damages under the Act.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 2 and 3 only

Q7. An elector files a large number of objections seeking deletion of other electors' names on the ground that they have shifted. With reference to the offence of making false declarations under the Representation of the People Act, 1950, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. An objection that turns out to be factually wrong is not punishable as a false declaration if the objector honestly believed it to be true when making it.
  2. Filing a large number of objections is by itself an offence under the provision on false declarations, irrespective of whether the objections are true.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 only
  • C. Both 1 and 2
  • D. Neither 1 nor 2