UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — HC says draft roll can’t be basis for deleting names without hearing

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

  1. Even where an Electoral Registration Officer's own inquiry suggests that an elector has shifted out of the constituency, the elector must be given a reasonable opportunity of being heard before the entry is deleted.
  2. This is because the right to be registered as a voter is a fundamental right guaranteed in Part III of the Constitution.
  • 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. The statutory provisions for preparing and revising electoral rolls for Lok Sabha and State Assembly constituencies, including the power to correct or delete entries, are principally contained in which one of the following?

  • A. Delimitation Act, 2002
  • B. Representation of the People Act, 1950
  • C. Representation of the People Act, 1951
  • D. Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961

Q3. With reference to the revision of electoral rolls under the Representation of the People Act, 1950, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. An electoral roll comes into force only upon its final publication in accordance with the rules.
  2. Once the Election Commission directs a special revision, the roll in force at that time ceases to operate until the revised roll is published.
  3. The Election Commission can direct a special revision only after recording its reasons for doing so.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1 and 3 only

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

  1. The absence or flagging of an elector's name in a draft roll published during a revision cannot by itself be the basis for deleting that elector's entry from the roll.
  2. Under the Representation of the People Act, 1950, the Electoral Registration Officer may correct or delete an entry in the roll on his own motion, without waiting for an application.
  • 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