UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Deleted voters will not be prosecuted for filing Form 6: SC

Q1. With reference to the power of the Election Commission of India to order a special 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. A special revision may be directed for a part of a constituency and not necessarily for an entire constituency or State.
  2. Because the special revision power is discretionary, the Commission is not required to record its reasons before directing such a revision.
  3. The electoral roll in force when a special revision is directed continues to remain in force until that revision is completed.
  • A. 2 and 3 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3
  • D. 1 only

Q2. A tenant in Pune moved into transit housing in another constituency while their old building was demolished and rebuilt. They plan to return when the new flats are handed over. During a roll revision they were marked 'absent' and deleted. Which principle of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 most directly supports their claim to stay on the roll of the original constituency?

  • A. A person's ordinary residence is fixed by the address recorded on their identity documents.
  • B. Owning or possessing a dwelling house in a constituency is by itself enough to establish ordinary residence there.
  • C. Being away from one's usual home for a limited period does not by itself end ordinary residence there.
  • D. A person once enrolled in a constituency stays on its roll until they personally apply for removal.

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

  1. A citizen who meets the constitutional age requirement may still be denied registration as a voter if a law made by the appropriate Legislature disqualifies them on the ground of non-residence.
  2. Article 326 places the right to vote among the Fundamental Rights 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

Q4. With reference to applications for changes in the electoral roll, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. An elector of a constituency may object to another person's entry in that constituency's roll on the ground that the person is not eligible to be registered there.
  2. An elector who only wants the particulars in their existing entry corrected must apply afresh as a new voter.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 only
  • C. Both 1 and 2
  • D. Neither 1 nor 2

Q5. Consider the following assertion: Requiring electors who were deleted during a special revision to re-enter the roll through the application meant for new voters raises concerns of procedural fairness. Which of the statements given below support/supports the above assertion?

  1. Such electors have to establish their eligibility afresh, even though the registration authority had earlier accepted it when enrolling them.
  2. Describing themselves as fresh voters can expose previously enrolled electors to the risk of a false-declaration charge.
  3. The power to conduct the special revision has been located in Article 324 read with Section 21(3) of the Representation of the People Act, 1950.
  • A. 2 and 3 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 1 only
  • D. 1 and 2 only

Q6. 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. It covers declarations made in connection with the exclusion of an entry from the electoral roll, not merely its inclusion.
  2. It is confined to statements or declarations made in writing.
  3. It can apply to any person who makes such a declaration, not only to a person seeking their own enrolment.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 2 only

Q7. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. Under the Representation of the People Act, 1950, a person commits the offence of false declaration in electoral-roll matters merely because a statement in their written application turns out to be inaccurate.
  2. The Representation of the People Act, 1950 punishes a false written declaration relating to electoral rolls only where the maker knows or believes it to be false or does not believe it to be true.
  • 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

Q8. With reference to Article 141 of the Constitution of India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The law declared by the Supreme Court is binding on all courts within the territory of India.
  2. Every remark made by a Supreme Court judge during a hearing, whether or not necessary to the decision, counts as law declared under this Article.
  3. Law declared by the Supreme Court binds only the parties to the case in which it is declared.
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 1 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1 and 2 only