UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Report flags feature to centrally control access on ECINET

Q1. Consider the following facts: I. Article 324 vests the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls in the Election Commission. II. The Representation of the People Act, 1950 provides that the roll of each assembly constituency shall be prepared and revised by an Electoral Registration Officer. III. A civic-tech audit reports that the Commission's ECINET platform lets its headquarters disable the access of State Nodal Officers and switch the viewing of enumeration form details on or off State by State. Which of the following inferences can be drawn from the above?

  1. The audit findings, by themselves, do not establish that any elector's name has been wrongly included in or deleted from a roll.
  2. The Commission has acted beyond its constitutional authority by building such access controls into the platform.
  3. The Commission's constitutional role over rolls extends beyond publishing them to directing the officers who prepare them.
  4. State Governments, rather than the Commission, ultimately control who can access roll data on ECINET.
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 2 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 3 and 4 only

Q2. With reference to the constitutional and statutory framework for the Election Commission of India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The President's power to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner and the other Election Commissioners is subject to any law made by Parliament on the subject.
  2. The Constitution expressly bars varying the Chief Election Commissioner's conditions of service to his disadvantage after appointment.
  3. Under the 2023 law on appointments, an appointment becomes invalid if there was a vacancy in the Selection Committee when it made its recommendation.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1 and 2 only

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

  1. When the Chief Election Commissioner and the other Election Commissioners differ on a matter, the Chief Election Commissioner's opinion does not prevail merely by virtue of office.
  2. The Chief Election Commissioner can be removed only in like manner and on like grounds as a Judge of the Supreme Court, whereas any other Election Commissioner can be removed 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

Q4. 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. The Election Commission may, for reasons to be recorded, direct a special revision of the roll for a constituency or even for a part of a constituency.
  2. If a roll is not revised before a general election, the existing roll loses its validity and cannot be used for that poll.
  3. The revision of the roll before a bye-election may be dispensed with if the Election Commission so directs for recorded reasons.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 2 and 3 only