UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Will take care of those deleted in Delhi rolls: SC

Q1. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. The Registration of Electors Rules, 1960 have the force of law even though they were not enacted by Parliament.
  2. These Rules were made by the Central Government, after consulting the Election Commission, under a rule-making power conferred by the Representation of the People Act, 1950.
  • 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

Q2. An Electoral Registration Officer (ERO), while revising the roll of a constituency, proposes to delete the name of an elector, X, who is already on the roll, on the ground that X is no longer ordinarily resident in the constituency. The proposal rests on a field verification report. In this context, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Before deleting the entry, the ERO must give X a reasonable opportunity of being heard on the proposed action.
  2. Because X's name was entered at X's own instance, the ERO can delete it only on an application made by X or another person, and never on the officer's own motion.
  3. Deleting the entry on the basis of the field report alone, without informing X of the report or of the proposed action, would offend the rule of audi alteram partem.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 2 and 3 only

Q3. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. A citizen above eighteen years of age who is not disqualified by any law still cannot vote at a Lok Sabha election if their name is not in the electoral roll.
  2. The minimum age for voting at Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections was originally twenty-one years and was later lowered to eighteen years.
  • 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

Q4. With reference to the methods of revising electoral rolls under the electoral law, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The roll of a constituency in a given year must be revised either wholly intensively or wholly summarily; a combination of the two methods is not permitted.
  2. In an intensive revision, the roll is prepared afresh, with the rules that govern the first preparation of a roll applying to it.
  3. In a summary revision, the existing roll is not discarded but is updated through claims and objections.
  • A. 2 and 3 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 3 only
  • D. 1 and 2 only

Q5. With reference to the right to vote in India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The constitutional guarantee of adult suffrage applies to elections to the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies, and not to the indirect election of Rajya Sabha members.
  2. The Supreme Court has held the right to elect to be a fundamental right forming part of Part III of the Constitution.
  3. The Constitution allows the appropriate legislature, by law, to disqualify an adult citizen from being registered as a voter on grounds such as unsoundness of mind, crime or corrupt practice.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1 only

Q6. A State proposes that in Assembly constituencies reserved for Scheduled Castes, only members of Scheduled Castes may be enrolled as electors. Which of the following best describes the constitutional position on this proposal?

  • A. Permissible, as reserving a seat for a caste group implies a separate electorate for that group
  • B. Permissible, if the Election Commission approves it under its superintendence over the rolls
  • C. Impermissible, as reserved constituencies may be delimited only by Parliament and not by a State
  • D. Impermissible, as each territorial constituency must have one general roll open to all castes

Q7. Consider the following assertion: 'Requiring electors deleted during a roll revision to seek restoration only through the form meant for first-time enrolment is open to legal challenge.' Which of the statements given above support/supports the assertion?

  1. The first-time enrolment form requires the applicant to declare that they are applying for inclusion for the first time, which is untrue for an elector who was earlier on the roll.
  2. A knowingly false written declaration made in connection with the inclusion of an entry in the roll is punishable under the electoral law with imprisonment, fine or both.
  3. The draft roll in Delhi's revision left out more than 47 lakh electors under the 'Absent, Shifted, Dead or Duplicate' category.
  • A. 2 and 3 only
  • B. 1 only
  • C. 1 and 2 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3