Which of the election system have been adopted for different elections in India?
Direct Election System on the basis of Adult Suffrage.
System of Proportional representation by a Single Transferable Vote.
List System of Proportional Representation.
The cumulative Voting system of Indirect Election.
Choose the correct answer from the given code-
Correct Answer:
(A)
1 and 2
Direct and Indirect both systems of elections have been adopted in India. The elections of President, Vice-President, Rajya Sabha and Legislative Council are conducted by the system of proportional representation by a single transferable vote through the indirect system and the elections of Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies are conducted on the basis of adult suffrage through the direct system.
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12
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the commencement of the election process in India?
Correct Answer:
(C)
The recommendation for election is made by the Election Commission, and the notification for election is issued by the President and Governors of the States concerned.
The President or the Governor of the State concerned issues the notification for election on the recommendation of Election Commission. After that, date of the election, time, etc. are issued by the Election Commission.
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13
Who decides disputes regarding disqualification of Members of Parliament?
Correct Answer:
(D)
The President in consultation with the Election Commission
According to Article 103 of the Indian Constitution, the dispute regarding disqualification of a member of Parliament shall be referred for the decision of the President, and his decision shall be final. Before giving any decision on any such question, the President shall obtain the opinion of the Election Commission and shall act accordingly to such opinion. Thus option (d) is the correct answer.
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14
If in an election to a State Legislative Assembly the candidate who is declared elected loses his deposit, it means that –
Correct Answer:
(D)
A very large number of candidates contested.
Each candidate has to deposit security, and a defeated candidate who fails to secure more than one–sixth of the valid votes polled in the constituency will lose his security deposit. It may be possible if a large number of candidates contest the election and the votes get distributed.
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15
The decision to disqualify the person declared convict by the Court to contest the elections has been made by-
Correct Answer:
(D)
The Parliament
The decision to disqualify a person, declared convict by the Court to contest the election, was given by the Parliament. According to Section 8(3) of Representation of People Act, 1951 made by the Parliament a person convicted of any offence and sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 2 years shall be disqualified from the date of such conviction and shall continue to be disqualified for a further period of 6 years after his release.
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16
The Right to Vote in India is a
Correct Answer:
(D)
Legal Right
The right to vote in India is a legal right. In 2009, in the case of Kuldip Nayar Vs. Union of India, the Supreme Court, held that the Right to Vote is neither Constitutional right nor fundamental right. It is mere a statutory/legal right.
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17
Right to Vote and Right to be elected in India is a –
Correct Answer:
(C)
Legal Right under an Act
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18
Generally, in India Finance Commission is appointed for every five years-
Correct Answer:
(D)
To determine the share of the States in the grants and revenues of the Central Government.
Article 280 of the Constitution provides for the formation of the Finance Commission after-- the expiration of every fifth year or at such earlier time as President considers necessary. Its main function is to submit recommendations to the President regarding the allocation of net proceeds of taxes between the Union and the States and the method of distribution among the States. It may be mentioned that the first Finance Commission was set up on November 22, 1951, in the Chairmanship of K.C. Neogy.
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19
Which one of the following authorities recommends the principles governing the grants-in-aid of the revenues to the States out of the Consolidated Fund of India?
Correct Answer:
(A)
Finance Commission
The Finance Commission recommends the principle governing the grant-in-aid of the revenues to states out of Consolidated Fund of India. The Commission submits its report to the President.
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20
Which of the following recommends the principles for sharing of revenues among the Union and the States?
Correct Answer:
(A)
Finance Commission
The function of the Finance Commission is to recommend the distribution of the net proceeds of taxes between the Union and the States; Inter-State Council is established for coordination and cooperation among states, and the main function of the Planning Commission is to allocate resources between the Centre and the States. The Planning Commission has been replaced by ‘Niti Aayog’ (National Institution For Transforming India).