UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — 37% pre-SIR Form 6 rejected in Telangana due to declaration rule

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

  1. When deciding a claim for inclusion in the electoral roll, the Electoral Registration Officer may require the applicant to produce evidence of Indian citizenship.
  2. Article 326 confines the franchise at elections to the House of the People and State Legislative Assemblies to citizens, and the Representation of the People Act, 1950 disqualifies a non-citizen from registration in an 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

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

  1. A former Indian citizen who has acquired the citizenship of another country can be enrolled in an Indian electoral roll as an overseas elector.
  2. Article 326 allows a law to disqualify a person from being registered as a voter on grounds such as non-residence, unsoundness of mind, crime or corrupt or illegal practice.
  • 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 revision of electoral rolls in India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The Election Commission may direct that the electoral roll of a constituency be revised partly intensively and partly summarily.
  2. Once a special revision of a constituency's roll is directed, the existing roll stands suspended and no claim for inclusion can be entertained until the revision is complete.
  3. The Special Intensive Revision conducted in Bihar in 2025 involved house-to-house verification by Booth Level Officers.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 2 and 3 only

Q4. Consider the following facts reported from a State during a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls: applications for inclusion filed between January and June were received in the usual manner, without any SIR declaration. After the SIR began, an SIR-specific declaration became a prerequisite for enrolment, and about 37% of the applications filed earlier were rejected for want of it. Which of the following inferences can be drawn from the above?

  1. The rejected applicants were found not to be citizens of India.
  2. At least some of the rejected applications had been complete under the requirements in force when they were filed.
  3. The new requirement was applied to applications that were already pending when it was introduced.
  4. Applicants rejected for want of the declaration are barred from applying again during the same revision.
  • A. 2 and 3 only
  • B. 2, 3 and 4 only
  • C. 1 and 2 only
  • D. 3 and 4 only

Q5. With reference to the Aadhaar-related provisions introduced by the Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The Electoral Registration Officer may ask an applicant, as well as a person already enrolled, to furnish the Aadhaar number.
  2. An application for inclusion cannot be denied merely because the applicant is unable to furnish the Aadhaar number for sufficient cause.
  3. The linkage was introduced chiefly to verify the citizenship of persons seeking enrolment.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 1 only
  • D. 2 and 3 only

Q6. With reference to Article 324 of the Constitution of India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for elections to Parliament and State Legislatures is vested in the Election Commission.
  2. The number of Election Commissioners other than the Chief Election Commissioner is fixed by the Election Commission itself.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 only
  • C. Both 1 and 2
  • D. Neither 1 nor 2