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📆 November 18, 2024

Total Questions: 25

11. Sunil Arora appointed as India's 23rd [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 9.08.2019 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (a) Chief Election Commissioner of India
Solution:Sunil Arora was appointed as the 23rd Chief Election Commissioner of India.

12. Which of the following is not an important duty of the Central Election Commission? [SSC Online Constable GD 12.02.2019 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (a) To conduct local elections.
Solution:Local body elections are conducted by the state election commission.
  • Election Commission of India superintendents, direct and controls the entire process of conducting elections to Parliament and Legislature of every State and to the offices of President and Vice- President of India
  • It prepares electoral rolls, and issues Electronic Photo Identity Card (EPIC).

13. The Constitution under Article______ mandates the Election Commission, to conduct elections to the Parliament and the State Legislatures. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 16.10.2020 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (a) 324
Solution:Article 324 of the Constitution, mandates the Election Commission to hold elections to the Parliament and State Legislatures.

About ECI

  • About: It is a permanent Constitutional Body.
    • Article 324 has vested the power of superintendence, direction and control of elections to Parliament, State Legislatures, offices of President and Vice-President with the ECI.
  • Composition: 1 Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) & such number of other Election Commissioners (ECs), as the President may fix.
    • Currently, consists of one CEC and two ECs.
  • Appointment: President appoints CEC and ECs.
  • Tenure: 6 years or 65 years of age whichever is earlier.
  • Status, Salary, and Perks: Same as the Judges of the Supreme Court (SC).
  • Removal: CEC can be removed in the manner and grounds same as the judge of the SC.

14. In which of the following years were two additional Commissioners appointed to the Election Commission of India for the first time? [S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-I) 6.03.2020 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (b) 1989
Solution:Election Commission of India consists of Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners.

For the first time two additional Election Commissioners were appointed on 16th October 1989 but they served only for a short period till 1st January 1990.

Later, on 1st October 1993 two additional Election Commissioners were appointed.

15. To be a voter in India, what is the minimum qualifying age? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 15.01.2017 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (d) 18 Years
Solution:The 61stAmendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Act, 1988, lowered the eligible age for voting to elections to the Lok Sabha and to the Legislative Assemblies of States to 18 years from 21.

16. What is the minimum age to be an eligible voter for Lok Sabha elections? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 05.08.2021 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (b) 18 years
Solution:The 61stAmendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Act, 1988, lowered the eligible age for voting to elections to the Lok Sabha and to the Legislative Assemblies of States to 18 years from 21.

17. In which constitutional amendment bill the voting age was reduced from 21 to 18 years? [S.S.C. Online Stenographer 14.09.2017 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) 61st
Solution:The 61stAmendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Act, 1988, lowered the eligible age for voting to elections to the Lok Sabha and to the Legislative Assemblies of States to 18 years from 21.

18. With reference to elections in India, what is the full form of the term VVPAT? [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 14.02.2019 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (a) Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail
Solution:VVPAT is a machine that is used in elections to verify that the citizen's vote has been correctly placed. VVPAT means Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail.

19. Who was the President of India when the eligibility age for the right to vote was reduced from 21 years to 18 years? [S.S.C. JE Civil Exams 30.10.2020 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) R. Venkataraman
Solution:By the 61st Amendment Act, 1989, by amending Article 326 of the Constitution, the voting age was reduced from 21 years to 18 years.

The President of India then was R. Venkataraman (July 25, 1987 to July 25, 1992) and the Prime Minister was Rajiv Gandhi.

20. Who implements the model code of conduct for elections in India? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.08.2019 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (d) Election Commission
Solution:Election Commission implements the Model Code of conduct for elections in India.

About ECI

  • About: It is a permanent Constitutional Body.
    • Article 324 has vested the power of superintendence, direction and control of elections to Parliament, State Legislatures, offices of President and Vice-President with the ECI.
  • Composition: 1 Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) & such number of other Election Commissioners (ECs), as the President may fix.
    • Currently, consists of one CEC and two ECs.
  • Appointment: President appoints CEC and ECs.
  • Tenure: 6 years or 65 years of age whichever is earlier.
  • Status, Salary, and Perks: Same as the Judges of the Supreme Court (SC).
  • Removal: CEC can be removed in the manner and grounds same as the judge of the SC.
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