UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — SC declines plea to extend Keralam SIR deadline

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

  1. Superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for elections to Parliament and State Legislatures is vested by the Constitution in the Election Commission of India.
  2. The same constitutional provision also vests in the Election Commission of India control over the preparation of electoral rolls for Panchayat and Municipal elections.
  3. The detailed manner of preparing and revising electoral rolls, including the qualifying date, is laid down in the Representation of the People Act, 1950 rather than in the Constitution itself.
  4. The Constitution requires one general electoral roll for every territorial constituency for elections to Parliament and State Legislatures.
  • A. 2, 3 and 4 only
  • B. 1, 3 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1 and 2 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. Unless the Election Commission directs otherwise for reasons recorded in writing, the roll is to be revised before each general election to the Lok Sabha or a State Assembly and before each bye-election to fill a casual vacancy.
  2. If an electoral roll is not revised before an election as required, that roll ceases to be valid and cannot be used until a fresh roll is published.
  3. The Election Commission may at any time, for reasons to be recorded, direct a special revision of the roll for a constituency or part of it, and the existing roll stays in force until that revision is completed.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 2 and 3 only

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

  1. An eligible citizen who fails to submit an enumeration form within the deadline of a Special Intensive Revision is not thereby permanently barred from being enrolled in that electoral roll.
  2. Names of eligible electors can be added to the electoral roll at any time up to the day of the poll, including after the last date for making nominations for that election.
  • 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 constitutional limits on excluding persons from electoral rolls for Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Because Article 326 guarantees adult suffrage, no law can disqualify a citizen aged eighteen or above from registration on the ground of conviction for a crime.
  2. A law providing for a separate electoral roll for women voters in a territorial constituency would be contrary to Article 325.
  3. Article 326 permits a law made by the appropriate Legislature to disqualify a person from registration on the ground of non-residence.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 2 only
  • D. 2 and 3 only

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

  1. Parliament cannot lower the minimum voting age for Lok Sabha elections below eighteen years merely by amending the Representation of the People Act.
  2. Article 326 itself specifies the minimum age at which a citizen becomes entitled to be registered as a voter, and this age was reduced from twenty-one to eighteen by amending that Article.
  • 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. With reference to the role of courts in electoral matters in India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. An election to either House of Parliament or to a State Legislature can be called in question only by an election petition presented in the manner provided by a law of the appropriate Legislature.
  2. The validity of a law relating to the delimitation of constituencies or the allotment of seats, made under Article 327 or Article 328, cannot be called in question in any court.
  3. Because the Election Commission derives its powers directly from Article 324, its administrative orders on revising electoral rolls are outside the scope of judicial review.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3
  • D. 2 and 3 only