The Parliament (Indian Polity and Governance) Part-I

Total Questions: 50

1. What is the minimum age laid down for a person to seek election to the Lok Sabha? [45th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2001]

Correct Answer: (c) 25 Years
Solution:According to Article 84 (b), the minimum age for a person seeking election to the Council of States is 30 Years and the minimum age to be elected as a member of Lok Sabha is 25 years.

About Lok Sabha

  • The Lok Sabha is the Lower House of India's bicameral Parliament.
  • Literally meaning the "House of the People", the Lok Sabha has been envisaged as the House of the Parliament, composed of directly elected representatives of the Indian populace.
  • In the Indian Constitutional Framework, it has been assigned a pivotal role in the legislative process, including the enactment of laws, the formulation of the Union budget, and the articulation of the democratic will of the people.

2. What is the minimum age for a Member of the Parliament? [63rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2017]

Correct Answer: (c) 25 years
Solution:According to Article 84 (b), the minimum age for a person seeking election to the Council of States is 30 Years and the minimum age to be elected as a member of Lok Sabha is 25 years.

About Lok Sabha

  • The Lok Sabha is the Lower House of India's bicameral Parliament.
  • Literally meaning the "House of the People", the Lok Sabha has been envisaged as the House of the Parliament, composed of directly elected representatives of the Indian populace.
  • In the Indian Constitutional Framework, it has been assigned a pivotal role in the legislative process, including the enactment of laws, the formulation of the Union budget, and the articulation of the democratic will of the people.

3. In order to be chosen a member of the Lok Sabha, a person must not be less than the age of? [64th B.P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]

Correct Answer: (c) 25 years
Solution:According to Article 84 (b), the minimum age for a person seeking election to the Council of States is 30 Years and the minimum age to be elected as a member of Lok Sabha is 25 years.

About Lok Sabha

  • The Lok Sabha is the Lower House of India's bicameral Parliament.
  • Literally meaning the "House of the People", the Lok Sabha has been envisaged as the House of the Parliament, composed of directly elected representatives of the Indian populace.
  • In the Indian Constitutional Framework, it has been assigned a pivotal role in the legislative process, including the enactment of laws, the formulation of the Union budget, and the articulation of the democratic will of the people.

4. Which one of the following is not correct with regard to the elections to the Lok Sabha? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2011]

Correct Answer: (c) The electoral rolls are prepared under the direction and control of the President of India.
Solution:According to Article 326 of the Indian Constitution, elections to the House of the People and the Legislative Assemblies of the States are held on the basis of adult suffrage. Article 324 deals with the superintendence, direction, and control of elections to be vested in the Election Commission. Thus, statement (c) is wrong as electoral rolls are prepared under the direction of the Election Commission as given in Article 324(1).

5. For election to the Lok Sabha, a nomination paper can be filed by- [I.A.S. (Pre) 2017]

Correct Answer: (c) any citizen of India whose name appears in the electoral roll of a constituency.
Solution:According to section 4(d) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, for election to the Lok Sabha, a nomination paper can be filed by any citizen of India whose name appears in the electoral rolls of any parliamentary constituency.

About Lok Sabha

  • The Lok Sabha is the Lower House of India's bicameral Parliament.
  • Literally meaning the "House of the People", the Lok Sabha has been envisaged as the House of the Parliament, composed of directly elected representatives of the Indian populace.
  • In the Indian Constitutional Framework, it has been assigned a pivotal role in the legislative process, including the enactment of laws, the formulation of the Union budget, and the articulation of the democratic will of the people.

6. The state wise seat allocation in Lok Sabha is based on- [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]

Correct Answer: (a) Population
Solution:For the purpose of election of Lok Sabha members, each State is divided into territorial constituencies in such a manner that the ratio between the population of each constituency and the number of seats allotted to it is so far as practicably same throughout the State. This procedure of allocation shall not apply to a State having a population of less than or up to six million. These provisions above have been made under Article 81 of the Constitution.

7. According to the Article 82 of the Constitution of India, the allocation of seats in Lok Sabha to the states is on the basis of the... Census- [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (b) 1971
Solution:For the purpose of election of Lok Sabha members, each State is divided into territorial constituencies in such a manner that the ratio between the population of each constituency and the number of seats allotted to it is so far as practicably same throughout the State. This procedure of allocation shall not apply to a State having a population of less than or up to six million. These provisions above have been made under Article 81 of the Constitution.

8. Presently the number of seats of each state in Lok Sabha is allotted on the basis of- [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2003, 42nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1998]

Correct Answer: (c) Census of 1971
Solution:For the purpose of election of Lok Sabha members, each State is divided into territorial constituencies in such a manner that the ratio between the population of each constituency and the number of seats allotted to it is so far as practicably same throughout the State. This procedure of allocation shall not apply to a State having a population of less than or up to six million. These provisions above have been made under Article 81 of the Constitution.

9. The state-wise allocation of seats in Lok Sabha is based on the 1971 Census. Up to which year does this remain intact? [47th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2005]

Correct Answer: (b) 2026
Solution:84th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2001 made an amendment to the Article 81(3) Proviso, that in place of the your 2000 for the purpose of allotment of seats in the House of People to any state 2026 should be substituted and shall not be amended till 2026, and be construed as a reference to the 1971 census for allocation of seats in Lok Sabha.

Composition of Lok Sabha

  • The Constitution has fixed the maximum strength of the Lok Sabha at 550 members, of which
    ∗ 530 members are to be representatives of the States, and
    ∗ 20 members are to be representatives of the Union Territories (UTs).
  • At present, the Lok Sabha comprises 543 members, of which:
    ∗ 524 members are representatives of the States, and
    ∗ 19 members are representatives of the Union Territories (UTs).

10. The 84th Amendment Act has frozen the total number of existing seats in the Lok Sabha on the basis of 1971 Census. They shall remain unaltered till the first Census to be taken after the year. [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]

Correct Answer: (d) 2026
Solution:84th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2001 made an amendment to the Article 81(3) Proviso, that in place of the your 2000 for the purpose of allotment of seats in the House of People to any state 2026 should be substituted and shall not be amended till 2026, and be construed as a reference to the 1971 census for allocation of seats in Lok Sabha.

Composition of Lok Sabha

  • The Constitution has fixed the maximum strength of the Lok Sabha at 550 members, of which
    ∗ 530 members are to be representatives of the States, and
    ∗ 20 members are to be representatives of the Union Territories (UTs).
  • At present, the Lok Sabha comprises 543 members, of which:
    ∗ 524 members are representatives of the States, and
    ∗ 19 members are representatives of the Union Territories (UTs).