Elections PYQs — 11 UPSC CSE Previous Year Questions

Question 1

How many Delimitation Commissions have been constituted by the Government of India till December 2023 ?

Accepted Answer

D. Four

Question 2

Consider the following statements : If the election of the President of India is declared void by the Supreme Court of India, all acts done by him/her in the performance of duties of his/her office of President before the date of decision become invalid. Election for the post of the President of India can be postponed on the ground that some Legislative Assemblies have been dissolved and elections are yet to take place. When a Bill is presented to the President of India, the Constitution prescribes time limits within which he/she has to declare his/her assent. How many of the above statements are correct?

Accepted Answer

D. None

Question 3

Consider the following statements in respect of election to the President of India : The members nominated to either House of the Parliament or the Legislative Assemblies of States are also eligible to be included in the Electoral College. Higher the number of elective Assembly seats, higher is the value of vote of each MLA of that State. The value of vote of each MLA of Madhya Pradesh is greater than that of Kerala. The value of vote of each MLA of Puducherry is higher than that of Arunachal Pradesh because the ratio of total population to total number of elective seats in Puducherry is greater as compared to Arunachal Pradesh. How many of the above statements are correct?

Accepted Answer

A. Only one

Question 4

With reference to the election of the President of India, consider the following statements : The value of the vote of each MLA varies from State to State. The value of the vote of MPs of the Lok Sabha is more than the value of the vote of MPs of the Rajya Sabha. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Accepted Answer

A. 1 only

Question 5

For election to the Lok Sabha, a nomination paper can be filed by

Accepted Answer

C. any citizen of India whose name appears in the electoral roll of a constituency.

Question 6

Consider the following statements : In the election for Lok Sabha or State Assembly, the winning candidate must get at least 50 percent of the votes polled, to be declared elected. According to the provisions laid down in the Constitution of India, in Lok Sabha, the Speaker's post goes to the majority party and the Deputy Speaker's to the Opposition. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Accepted Answer

D. Neither 1 nor 2

Question 7

With reference to the Delimitation Commission, consider the following statements: The orders of the Delimitation Commission cannot be challenged in a Court of Law. 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 correct?

Accepted Answer

C. Both 1 and 2

Question 8

Consider the following statements:

In the electoral college for Presidential Election in India,

the value of the vote of an elected Member of Legislative Assembly equals
the value of the vote of an elected Member of Parliament equals to total value of the votes of all elected MLA's and total number of elected MP's
there were more than 5000 members in the latest elections.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

B. Only 2

Question 9

The State which has the largest number of seats reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha is

Accepted Answer

D. Madhya Pradesh

Question 10

A college student desires to get elected to the Municipal Council of his city. The validity of his nomination would depend on the important condition, among others, that

Accepted Answer

C. his name figures in the Voters’ List

Question 11

Proportional representation is not necessary in a country where:

Accepted Answer

B. a two-party system has developed