UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Deemed ineligible

Q1. With reference to the legal framework governing electoral rolls and elections in India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Article 324 vests in the Election Commission the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for elections to Parliament and the State Legislatures.
  2. Corrupt practices and the decision of doubts and disputes arising out of elections are dealt with under the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
  3. The procedure for revising electoral rolls, including the power to order a special revision, is laid down in the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 2 only
  • C. 1 and 2 only
  • D. 1 and 3 only

Q2. 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 a part of a constituency at any time.
  2. Once a special revision is directed, the roll then in force ceases to have effect until the revised roll is finally published.
  3. An electoral roll does not become invalid merely because it was not revised before a general election.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3
  • D. 1 and 3 only

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

  1. A law made by the appropriate Legislature may disqualify an adult citizen from being registered as a voter on the ground of non-residence.
  2. The right to vote is a Fundamental Right guaranteed under 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 adult suffrage and enrolment as a voter in India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Article 326 applies adult suffrage to elections to the House of the People and the State Legislative Assemblies, but not to elections to the Council of States.
  2. The minimum voting age is reckoned on a date fixed by or under a law of the appropriate Legislature, not on a date written into the Constitution itself.
  3. After the Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021, a person turning eighteen during a year no longer has to wait for the following 1 January to qualify for enrolment.
  • A. 1, 2 and 3
  • B. 2 only
  • C. 1 and 2 only
  • D. 1 and 3 only

Q5. With reference to the powers of an Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) over entries in an electoral roll under the Representation of the People Act, 1950, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. After the last date for making nominations at an election, the ERO may still transpose or delete entries up to the day before polling.
  2. The ERO may correct or delete an entry on the officer's own motion after inquiry, and not only on an application.
  3. The ERO's power to transpose an entry deals with an elector who has changed ordinary residence within the same constituency.
  • A. 3 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3
  • D. 1 and 2 only