Consider the following statements : (i) The Chief Election Commissioner of the Election Commission of India is paid the salary equal to the salary of the Judge of the Supreme Court. (ii) The term of Chief Election Commissioner of the Election Commission of India shall be for a period of 6 years from the date of assuming office or till the age of 65 years, whichever comes first. (iii) An Election Commissioner may, at anytime, by writing under his hand addressed to the Chief Election Commissioner, resign his office. Choose the correct statement.
- (a)(i) and (ii)
- (b)(ii) and (iii)
- (c)(i) and (iii)
- (d)(iii) only
Correct — A, (i) and (ii). Statement (i) is true: under the Election Commission (Conditions of Service of Election Commissioners and Transaction of Business) Act, 1991, the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) draws a salary equal to that of a Judge of the Supreme Court. Statement (ii) is true: the CEC holds office for 6 years from the date he assumes office, or until he attains the age of 65, whichever comes first. Statement (iii) is false — a resignation is addressed to the President of India (the appointing authority), not to the Chief Election Commissioner — so any pair that includes (iii) fails.
- (b)(ii) and (iii) — It carries statement (iii), which is false: an Election Commissioner resigns by writing addressed to the President, not to the CEC. (ii) is true on its own, but (iii) sinks this pair.
- (c)(i) and (iii) — Pairs the true statement (i) with the false (iii); resignation goes to the President, so this combination is wrong.
- (d)(iii) only — (iii) is the single wrong statement, while (i) and (ii) are both true — so 'iii only' is doubly incorrect.
The CEC's service conditions are fixed to protect the office. The CEC is paid the salary of a Supreme Court judge and holds office for 6 years or until age 65, whichever is earlier. The CEC can be removed only in the same manner and on the same grounds as a Supreme Court judge (by Parliament), whereas the other Election Commissioners can be removed only on the CEC's recommendation. A resignation, in every case, is addressed to the President.
The wrong statement here quietly swaps the addressee of a resignation from the President to the CEC. Test-setters love changing the authority (President vs CEC) or the numbers (6 years / age 65) — reading (iii) carefully is the whole game.
- CEC draws the salary of a Supreme Court judge (Election Commission (Conditions of Service) Act, 1991).
- Tenure: 6 years from assuming office, or age 65, whichever is earlier.
- A resignation is addressed to the President of India.
- The CEC is removable only like a Supreme Court judge; other Election Commissioners only on the CEC's recommendation.
- Assuming a resignation goes to the CEC — it is addressed to the President
- Thinking the Election Commissioners have the same removal protection as the CEC — they do not
Usually a 'consider the statements' set mixing salary, tenure, removal and resignation; the false statement almost always swaps the authority (President vs CEC) or the numbers (6 years / age 65).
Consider the following statements with reference to India: 1. The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners enjoy equal powers but receive unequal salaries. 2. The Chief Election Commissioner is entitled to the same salary as is provided to a judge of the Supreme Court. 3. The Chief Election Commissioner shall not be removed from his office except in like manner and on like grounds as a judge of the Supreme Court. 4. The term of office of an Election Commissioner is five years from the date he assumes office or till he attains the age of 62 years, whichever is earlier. Which of these statements are correct?
- (a) 1 and 2
- (b) 2 and 3
- (c) 1 and 4
- (d) 2 and 4
Answer(b) 2 and 3
Same service-conditions concept — the CEC's salary equals a Supreme Court judge's and removal is like a judge's; it even flags the common wrong tenure figure (5 years / age 62).
Consider the following statements: (i) The Chief Election Commissioner of the Election Commission of India is paid a salary equal to the salary of the Judge of the Supreme Court. (ii) The term of Chief Election Commissioner of India shall be for a period of 6 years from the date of assuming office or till the age of 65 years whichever comes first. (iii) An Election Commissioner may at any time by writing under his hand addressed to the Chief Election Commissioner, resign his office. Which statements are correct?
- (a) i and iii
- (b) i and ii
- (c) i, ii and iii
- (d) iii only
Answer(b) i and ii
MPPSC repeated this almost verbatim in 2021 — same three statements, and the key again treats the resignation-to-CEC line (iii) as the wrong one.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Chief Election Commissioner can be removed from office in the same manner as a:
- (a)Judge of the Supreme Court
- (b)Judge of a High Court
- (c)Attorney General of India
- (d)Comptroller and Auditor General
Answer(a) Judge of the Supreme Court — removal requires a parliamentary process on the same grounds.
- practice — not a real PYQ
An Election Commissioner (other than the CEC) can be removed from office:
- (a)by the President on his own discretion
- (b)only on the recommendation of the Chief Election Commissioner
- (c)by a simple resolution of the Rajya Sabha
- (d)by the Supreme Court
Answer(b) only on the recommendation of the Chief Election Commissioner.