UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — INDIA bloc to kick off campaign against CEC, SIR across country from tomorrow

Q1. With reference to the security of tenure of members of the Election Commission of India under Article 324 of the Constitution, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The Chief Election Commissioner can be removed from office only in like manner and on the like grounds as a Judge of the Supreme Court.
  2. An Election Commissioner can be removed only on the recommendation of the Chief Election Commissioner, but a Regional Commissioner can be removed by the President without any such recommendation.
  3. The conditions of service of an Election Commissioner, like those of the Chief Election Commissioner, cannot be varied to his disadvantage after his appointment.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 1 only
  • D. 2 and 3 only

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

  1. The Constitution of India gives an Election Commissioner a lower degree of security of tenure than the Chief Election Commissioner.
  2. Removing the Chief Election Commissioner requires an address by each House of Parliament passed by a special majority, whereas an Election Commissioner can be removed without any such parliamentary address, on the recommendation of the Chief Election Commissioner.
  • 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. Opposition parties dissatisfied with the conduct of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) want the CEC removed from office. Under the Constitution, which one of the following is the procedure by which a CEC can be removed?

  • A. An order of the President after an address by each House, in the same session, passed by a special majority
  • B. A recommendation from the Selection Committee that proposed the CEC's appointment, accepted and ordered by the President
  • C. A resolution passed by an effective majority of the Rajya Sabha and agreed to by the Lok Sabha by a simple majority
  • D. An order of the President issued on the advice of the Union Council of Ministers after giving the CEC a hearing

Q4. With reference to the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners, as of 2026, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. Article 324 vests the appointment in the President but makes it subject to any law made by Parliament in that behalf.
  2. Under the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, the Chief Justice of India is a member of the Selection Committee.
  3. Under the 2023 Act, the Opposition member of the Selection Committee is drawn from the Lok Sabha and not from the Rajya Sabha.
  4. Under the 2023 Act, a vacancy in the Selection Committee does not by itself invalidate its recommendation.
  • A. 2, 3 and 4 only
  • B. 1, 3 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1 and 2 only

Q5. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. In Anoop Baranwal v. Union of India (2023), the Supreme Court held that the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners should not be appointed solely by the Executive.
  2. Article 324 of the Constitution expressly requires that the Chief Election Commissioner be appointed on the recommendation of a committee that includes the Chief Justice of India.
  • 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

Q6. Consider the following facts. Article 324(2) of the Constitution provides that the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other Election Commissioners shall be appointed by the President, subject to the provisions of any law made in that behalf by Parliament. Under the CEC and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, the President appoints them on the recommendation of a Selection Committee made up of the Prime Minister, a Union Cabinet Minister and the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha. Which of the following inferences can validly be drawn from the above?

  1. A CEC appointed through this process can be removed by the President on the recommendation of the same Selection Committee.
  2. Two of the three members of the Selection Committee come from the Union executive.
  3. Parliament could change the composition of the Selection Committee by amending the 2023 Act, without amending Article 324.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 3 only
  • D. 2 and 3 only

Q7. With reference to the revision of electoral rolls in India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. In an intensive revision, the electoral roll is prepared afresh through house-to-house enumeration by Booth Level Officers, whereas a summary revision updates the existing roll.
  2. A summary revision relies mainly on claims and objections filed against a draft roll rather than on door-to-door enumeration.
  3. Because an intensive revision prepares the roll afresh, it must be carried out by the Registrar General of India rather than by the electoral machinery under the Election Commission.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 2 only

Q8. Consider the following assertion: The Election Commission of India can order an intensive revision of the electoral rolls of a State even when no general election to that State's Legislative Assembly is imminent. Which of the statements given above support/supports the assertion?

  1. Article 324 vests in the Election Commission the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls.
  2. Article 326 makes citizenship and a minimum age of eighteen years the basis for registration as a voter.
  3. The Representation of the People Act, 1950 empowers the Election Commission, for reasons to be recorded, to direct a special revision of the roll for any constituency or part of it at any time.
  • A. 2 and 3 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3
  • D. 1 only