{"id":2977,"date":"2025-11-27T13:43:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T13:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=2977"},"modified":"2025-11-27T13:43:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T13:43:34","slug":"mcqs-based-on-political-science-162","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/?p=2977","title":{"rendered":"MCQs Based On Political Science- (162)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1. What is the <strong>maximum time limit<\/strong> for filling a vacancy through a by-election under the Representation of the People Act, 1951?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">3 months<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">6 months<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">9 months<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">No specific time limit is prescribed<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 2. 6 months. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> As per Section 151A of the RPA, 1951, a bye-election must be held within six months of a vacancy occurring, provided the remainder of the term is one year or more.\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q2. Which of the following statements regarding the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952 is <strong>incorrect<\/strong>?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">The Act provides for the resolution of disputes by the Supreme Court<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Electoral college for Vice-President excludes State Legislative Assemblies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Voting in these elections is done by secret ballot using the proportional representation system<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">The Act is enforced by the President of India<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 4. The Act is enforced by the President of India. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The Act is administered by the Election Commission of India, not the President. The President is only a constitutional authority under Article 52, not an enforcing authority.\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q3. Under the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, who has the final authority to decide on the validity of a nomination paper?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Returning Officer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Chief Electoral Officer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">High Court of the State<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Election Commission of India<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 1. Returning Officer. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The Returning Officer has the authority to scrutinize and accept or reject nomination papers under Rule 23 of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961.\n\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q4. Which of the following situations may lead to <strong>automatic disqualification<\/strong> from voting under the Representation of the People Act, 1950?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Conviction for electoral offence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Being a non-resident Indian<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Non-payment of income tax<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Residing in another state<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 1. Conviction for electoral offence. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Under Section 16 of the RPA, 1950, a person is disqualified from being registered as an elector if he is disqualified under any law relating to corrupt practices or electoral offences.\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q5. In the event of simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies, which authority has the <strong>final say<\/strong> on poll scheduling?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Chief Minister of the State<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Prime Minister<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">President of India<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:17px\">Election Commission of India<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<button class=\"acc\">View Answer<\/button>\n<div class=\"pnl\">\n  <p style=\"padding-top:5px;color:#27302a;font-size:1.2rem;\"><b>Correct Option:<\/b> 4. Election Commission of India. <br\/>\n<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Under Article 324, the Election Commission has exclusive authority over scheduling and conduct of elections, even when multiple elections are held simultaneously.\n\n<\/p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q1. What is the maximum time limit for filling a vacancy through a by-election under the Representation of the People Act, 1951? View Answer Correct Option: 2. 6 months. Explanation: As per Section 151A of the RPA, 1951, a bye-election must be held within six months of a vacancy occurring, provided the remainder of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[222,21,141,31,121,405,221,20,14,407],"class_list":["post-2977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-political-science","tag-bank-exams","tag-competitive-exams","tag-lok-sabha","tag-mcq","tag-political-science","tag-representation-of-the-people-act-1951","tag-rrb-exams","tag-ssc-cgl","tag-ssc-competitive-exams","tag-state-assemblies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2977"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2985,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2977\/revisions\/2985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mehnatt.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}