Consider the following statements with regard to the Election Commission of India:
(i) The Election Commission became a multi-member body for the first time in 1989.
(ii) The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 by the 61st Constitutional Amendment.
(iii) The Election Commission has the power to interfere in court matters related to the delimitation of constituencies.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements with regard to the Election Commission of India:
(i) The Election Commission of India was established on 25 January 1950.
(ii) The Chief Election Commissioner can be removed in the same manner as a Judge of the High Court.
(iii) The Election Commission is responsible for conducting elections to the offices of the President and Vice-President.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding the age limits for contesting elections in India.
The minimum age to contest for the office of President or Vice-President is 35 years.
The minimum age to contest for a Rajya Sabha seat is 30 years, while for a Lok Sabha seat, it is 25 years.
The minimum age to contest for a Panchayat or Municipal Council election is 25 years.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding political parties in India.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was founded by Syama Prasad Mukherjee in 1980.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was founded by Arvind Kejriwal and Anand Kumar in 2012.
The National People’s Party (NPP) is recognized as a National Party with the symbol of a book.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding election officials in India.
The District Election Officer (DEO) supervises election work in a district.
The Returning Officer (RO) is responsible for preparing electoral rolls for a constituency.
The Presiding Officer conducts the poll at a polling station.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding the constitutional provisions for elections in India.
Article 327 empowers Parliament to make provisions with respect to elections to Legislatures.
Article 328 grants the Legislature of a State the power to make provisions for elections to its own Legislature.
Article 329 allows courts to interfere in electoral matters through judicial review.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding the appointment of Election Commissioners.
The CEC and Other ECs Bill, 2023, replaced the Chief Justice of India with a Union Cabinet Minister in the selection committee for appointing the CEC and ECs.
The Search Committee for preparing a panel of candidates is headed by the Prime Minister.
The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha is a member of the selection committee for appointing the CEC and ECs.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Which of the following statements are correct regarding the Chief Election Commissioners of India?
Sukumar Sen was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India.
V.S. Ramadevi was the first woman Chief Election Commissioner and also the shortest-serving CEC.
The current Chief Election Commissioner, as per the provided text, is Gyanesh Kumar.
Which of the following statements are correct regarding the recognition criteria for political parties in India?
A party is recognized as a National Party if it secures 6% of valid votes in four or more states in a general election and wins 4 seats in the Lok Sabha.
A party is recognized as a State Party if it secures 6% of valid votes in a state in a Lok Sabha election and wins 1 seat in the Lok Sabha from that state.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is recognized as a National Party with the symbol of a broom.
Which of the following statements are correct regarding the first Lok Sabha elections in India?
The first Lok Sabha elections were held from October 25, 1951, to February 21, 1952.
The first person to vote in these elections was Shyam Sharan Negi from Himachal Pradesh.
The Indian National Congress won 489 seats in the first Lok Sabha elections.