Elections and Constitutional amendments | UPSC Polity PYQ | UPSC previous year question

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The state which has the largest number of seats reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha is answer using the codes given below.

looks_one Bihar

looks_two Jharkhand

looks_3 Uttar Pradesh

looks_4 Madhya pradesh

option looks_4 Madhya pradesh

Solution :
There are total 47 seats reserved for ST , in which 6 seats are reserved from MP.(Maxiumum)

Question no. 2

Consider the following statements about the recent amendments to the Election Law by the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1996:
1. Any conviction for the offence of insulting the Indian national flag or the Constitution of India shall entail disqualification for contesting elections to Parliament and State legislatures for six years from the date of conviction.
2. There is an increase in the security deposit which a candidate has to make to contest the election to the Lok Sabha.
3. A candidate cannot now stand for election from more than one Parliamentary constituency.
4. No election will now be countermanded on the death of a contesting candidate.
Which of the above statements are correct?

looks_one Only 2 and 4

looks_two only 1 and 3

looks_3 only 1,2 and 4

looks_4All of the above

option looks_3 only 1,2 and 4

Solution :

Question no. 3

Consider the following tasks:
1. Superintendence, direction and conduct of free and fair elections.
2. Preparation of electoral rolls for all elections to the Parliament, State Legislatures and the Office of the president and the Vice-President.
3. Giving recognition to political parties and allotting election symbols to political parties and individuals contesting the election.
4. Proclamation of final verdict in the case of election disputes.
Which of the above are the functions of the Election Commission of India?

looks_one only 1 and 3

looks_two only 2 and 4

looks_3 only 1,2 and 3

looks_4 All of the above

Option looks_3 only 1,2 and 3

Solution :
1. Superintendence, direction and conduct of free and fair elections.
2. Preparation of electoral rolls for all elections to the Parliament, State Legislatures and the Office of the president and the Vice-President.
3. Giving recognition to political parties and allotting election symbols to political parties and individuals contesting the election.
court (High court and supreme court) proclaim of final verdict in the case of election disputes.

Question no. 4

With reference to the Delimitation Commission, consider the following statements:
1. The orders of the Delimitation Commission cannot be challenged in a Court of Law.
2. When the orders of the Delimitation Commission are laid before the Lok Sabha or State Legislative Assembly, they cannot effect any modifications in the orders.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

looks_one Only 1

looks_two Only 2

looks_3 Both

looks_4 None of the above

option looks_4 None of the above

Solution :
The Delimitation Commission is a high-power body whose orders have the force of law. Its orders cannot be questioned in a court of law. The copies of the orders are laid before the Lok Sabha and the legislative assemblies concerned, but no change is permitted in them.

Question no. 5

Consider the following statements:
1. The Election Commission of India is a five-member body.
2. Union Ministry of Home Affairs decides the election schedule for the conduct of both general elections and bye- elections.
3. Election Commission resolves the disputes relating to splits/mergers of recognised political parties.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

looks_one Only 1

looks_two Only 1 and 2

looks_3 only 3

looks_4 only 2 and 3

Option looks_3 only 3

Solution :
Election commission is three member body which consists one chief election commissioner and two election commissioner.
Election commissioner decides the election schedule for the conduct of both general elections and bye elections.
Election commission resloves the disputes relating to splits and mergers of recognised political parties.

Question no. 6

The 86th Constitutional Amendment deals with the

looks_one Allocation of more number of parliamentary seats for recently created states

looks_two Rerservation of 30 percent posts for women in government recruitments

looks_3 free and compulsory education for all children between the age of 6 and 14 years.

looks_4 continuation of reservation for backward classes in government employment.

option looks_3 free and compulsory education for all children between the age of 6 and 14 years.

Solution :
The 86th Amendment to the Indian Constitution, also known as the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE), was passed by Parliament in 2002. The amendment added three provisions to the Constitution: Free and compulsory education:
Children between the ages of 6 and 14 have a fundamental right to free and compulsory education.
Responsibilities: The amendment imposes new responsibilities on state governments, local authorities, and other people.
Article 21a: The amendment was made to Article 21a

Question no. 7

Which one of the following amendments to the Indian Constitution empowers the President to send back any matter for reconsideration by the Council of Ministers?

looks_one 39th

looks_two 40th

looks_3 42th

looks_4 44th

option looks_4 44th

Solution :
The 44th constitutional amendment act give the power to president to send back any matter for reconsideration by the council of ministers

Question no. 8

Which of the following Constitutional Amendments are related to raising the number of Members of Lok Sabha be elected from the States?

looks_one 6th and 22nd

looks_two 7th and 31st

looks_3 13th and 38th

looks_4 11th and 42nd

option looks_two 7th and 31st

Solution :
The 7th amendment established 14 states and five centrally administered territories and 31st Amendment Act of 1972 increased the number of seats in the Lok Sabha from 525 to 545

Question no. 9

The Ninth Schedule was introduced in the Constitution of India during the prime Ministership of?

looks_one JawaharLal Nehru

looks_two Indira Gnadhi

looks_3 Lal Bahadur Shastri

looks_4 None of the above

Option looks_one JawaharLal Nehru

Solution :
Ninth schedule was added by first amendment act during the Jawaharlal Nehru government

Question no. 10

Consider the following statements:
1. The 44th Amendment to the Constitution of India introduced an Article placing the election of the Prime Minister beyond judicial review.
2. The Supreme Court of India struck down the 99th Amendment to the Constitution of India as being violative of the independence of judiciary.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

looks_one Only 1

looks_two Only 2

looks_3 Both

looks_4 None of the above

Option looks_two Only 2

Solution :
42nd amendment act has placed the election of vice president , prime minister and president under the judicial review.

Question no. 11

The Constitution (Seventy-Third Amendment) Act, 1992, which aims at promoting the Panchayati Raj Institutions in the country, provides for which of the following?
1. Constitution of District Planning Committees.
2. State Election Commissions to conduct all panchayat elections.
3. Establishment of State Finance Commissions.

looks_one Only 1 and 2

looks_two only 2

looks_3 only 2 and 3

looks_4 all of the above

Option looks_3 only 2 and 3

Solution :
The following provisions are implemented by 73 amendment act :
Three-Tier Panchayati Raj System: The 73rd Amendment mandated the establishment of a three-tier Panchayati Raj system in all rural areas of India, which includes Gram Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis, and Zila Parishads.
Direct Elections: The members of the Panchayats are elected through direct elections. The people of the village elect the Gram Panchayat members, while the members of the Gram Panchayats elect the members of the Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishads.
Reservation of Seats: The 73rd Amendment Act provides for the reservation of seats for women and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Panchayats.
Powers and Functions: The Panchayats are empowered to undertake various development works in their respective areas, such as sanitation, water supply, and street lighting.
State Finance Commissions: The 73rd Amendment also provides for establishing State Finance Commissions to recommend the distribution of finances between the state governments and the Panchayats.
The District Planning Committee (DPC) is a constitutional body established by Article 243ZD of the Indian Constitution

Question no. 12

Consider the following statements:
1. An amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by an introduction of a bill in the Lok Sabha only.
2. If such an amendment seeks to make changes in the federal character of the constitution, the amendment also requires to be ratified by the legislature of all the states of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

looks_one only 1

looks_two Only 2

looks_3 Both

looks_4 None of the above

Option looks_4 None of the above

Solution :
An amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by an introduction of a bill in any of the house.
If such an amendment seeks to make changes in the federal character of the constitution, the amendment also requires to be ratified by the legislature of half of the states of India.

Question no. 13

Under which one of the following Constitution Amendment Acts, four languages were added to the languages under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India, thereby raising their number to 22?

looks_one Constitution (90th amendment) Act

looks_two Constitution (91st amendment) Act

looks_3 Constitution (92nd amendment) Act

looks_4 Constitution (93rd amendment) Act

Option looks_3 Constitution (92nd amendment) Act

Solution :
The 92nd Amendment of the Indian Constitution, officially known as the Constitution (Ninety-second Amendment) Act, 2003, added four languages to the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution: Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santali

Question no.14

Which of the following Constitution Amendment seeks that the size of the Councils of Ministers at the Centre and in a State must not exceed 15 per cent of the total number of members in the Lok Sabha and the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly of that State,respectively?

looks_one 91 st

looks_two 93rd

looks_3 95th

looks_4 97th

Option looks_one 91 st

Solution :
The 91st Amendment of the Indian Constitution, passed in 2004, limits the size of the Council of Ministers (CoM). The amendment states that the total number of ministers, including the Prime Minister, cannot exceed 15% of the Lok Sabha's total strength. It also states that the number of ministers, including the Chief Minister, in a state cannot be less than twelve

Question no. 15

The Constitution (99th Amendment) Act is related to:

looks_one Empowering the centre to levy and appropriate service tax

looks_two The constitution of the national Judicial Appointment Commission

looks_3 Readjustment of electoral constituencies on the basis of the population census 2001

looks_4 The demarcation of new boundaries between States.

Option looks_two The constitution of the national Judicial Appointment Commission

Solution :
The 99th Amendment's goal is to change the current system for appointing judges to the Supreme Court and 24 High Courts. The NJAC is made up of:
Two senior judges of the Supreme Court
The Union Law and Justice Minister
Two eminent persons nominated by the Prime Minister of India's Committee
The 99th Amendment gives the NJAC the power to create regulations that set out the criteria for suitability and the procedure for appointing judges to the SC and the HCs.
In 2015, the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court declared the 99th Constitutional Amendment and National Judicial Commission (NJAC) unconstitutional.The majority ruled that it violates the Basic Structure of the Constitution of India

Question no. 16

The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by

looks_one Ninth amendment

looks_two Eigth Amendment

looks_3 42nd amendment

looks_4 First amendment

Option looks_4 First amendment

Solution :
The Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India is a legal provision that protects certain laws from judicial review. The Schedule was added in 1951 by the Constitution (First Amendment) Act. The Schedule contains a list of central and state laws that cannot be challenged in court