UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — EC directs BLOs to enrol voters left out of SIR rolls within a month

Q1. With reference to Article 326 of the Constitution of India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The age of eighteen years is reckoned with reference to a date fixed by or under a law made by the appropriate Legislature, and not necessarily the date of polling.
  2. The Article permits the appropriate Legislature to disqualify a citizen from registration as a voter on the ground of illiteracy.
  3. Non-residence is one of the grounds on which a law made by the appropriate Legislature may disqualify a person from registration as a voter.
  • A. 2 and 3 only
  • B. 1 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

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

  1. A citizen of India who has attained eighteen years of age on the qualifying date may nevertheless be lawfully denied registration in the electoral roll.
  2. Article 326 confers the entitlement to be registered as a voter only on citizens of India and not on foreigners residing in the constituency.
  • 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. With reference to the power to direct 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. The Election Commission may direct a special revision for only a part of a constituency instead of the whole of it.
  2. The Election Commission is required to record its reasons for directing a special revision.
  3. A special revision may be directed only when a general election to the House of the People is due.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 only
  • D. 1 and 3 only

Q4. The Election Commission of India directs a special revision of the electoral roll of an Assembly constituency under Section 21 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950. While the revision is still under way, which electoral roll remains legally in force for that constituency?

  • A. The roll as it stood when the special revision was directed
  • B. No roll at all until the revised roll is finally published
  • C. The roll prepared at the last nationwide intensive revision
  • D. The draft roll published midway through the special revision

Q5. Consider the following matters: Which of the matters given above are dealt with by the Representation of the People Act, 1951 rather than the Representation of the People Act, 1950?

  1. Allocation of seats in the House of the People and the State Legislatures
  2. Qualifications and disqualifications for membership of the Houses of Parliament and State Legislatures
  3. Preparation of electoral rolls
  4. Decision of doubts and disputes arising in connection with elections
  • A. 2, 3 and 4 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 4 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 2 and 4 only

Q6. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. A person confined in prison under a sentence cannot vote at an election even though the person's name continues to appear in the electoral roll.
  2. The Representation of the People Act, 1950 disqualifies persons in prison or in lawful police custody from being registered in the electoral roll.
  • 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

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

  1. Any elector of a constituency may object to the inclusion of another person's name in the electoral roll of that constituency.
  2. An elector may also use the objection procedure to seek deletion of the elector's own name from the roll.
  3. The Electoral Registration Officer's decision on a claim or objection is subject to appeal within the electoral machinery.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 1 only
  • D. 2 and 3 only