MCQ for polity-9-28th-november-2022

Consider the following statements with reference to the Model Code of Conduct (MCC):

1. The Election Commission of India (ECI) formally introduced it for the first time during the Kerala Assembly elections in 1960.

2. Its provisions do not apply to the content posted on social media websites.

3. It is enforced as soon as the election schedule is announced, and stays in force until the election process is completed.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to Electoral bonds, which one of the following statements is correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to service voters:

1. Only the wife of a male service voter, not the husband of a female service voter, can be considered a service voter.

2. A service voter belonging to Armed Forces can vote only through a postal ballot.

3. A service voter is issued an Elector Photo Identity Card (EPIC) like ordinary electors.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The right to vote is a fundamental right in India.

2. Individuals under preventive detention are not eligible to cast their votes in an election.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to Electoral Trusts in India:

1. It cannot accept donations from any other electoral trust in India.

2. It can make donations to political parties through electoral bonds.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Election Commission of India, consider the following statements:

1. The salary and other expenditures of the commission are not charged upon the Consolidated Fund of India.

2. Post-retirement, the election commissioners are not debarred from accepting any further employment in the government.

3. The power to determine the size of the commission is vested in the Parliament.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to political parties in India:

1. All members of a political party must be Indian citizens in order to get it registered by the Election Commission of India (ECI).

2. The Election commission of India (ECI) cannot deregister a political party on the grounds of violating the Constitution of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

With reference to Electoral Photo Identification Card (EPIC) in India, consider the following statements: 

1. It is a standard 10-digit alphanumeric number issued by the Election Commission of India. 

2. An overseas (Non-Resident Indian) elector is not issued an EPIC.

3. It is mandatory for an elector to produce an EPIC to be able to vote in any election. 

Which of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to the Representation of the People Act, 1951, consider the following statements:

1. A Scheduled Caste candidate of one State can contest the Lok Sabha election from any other State from a seat reserved for Scheduled Castes.

2. It provides for the allocation of seats for Lok Sabha and state assembly elections.

3. A person punished for the practice of untouchability is permanently disqualified for being elected as a Member of Parliament (MP).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

As per the current practice, when rival factions within a recognized national or state political party claim the name and symbol of the undivided parent party the disputes between them will be resolved by: