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22 questions from UPSC CSE Prelims GS Paper 1 on Elections & Electoral Reforms (Indian Polity). Spanning from 1995 to 2025. Practice with show/hide answers and detailed explanations.
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Based on 22 questions across 13 years, UPSC has consistently tested aspirants' understanding of Elections & Electoral Reforms within the broader Indian Polity syllabus. The questions range from factual recall to application-based analysis.
Recent trends show UPSC moving towards statement-based questions that combine multiple aspects of Elections & Electoral Reforms. Aspirants should focus on understanding concepts rather than memorizing isolated facts.
Q: Consider the following statements : I. If any question arises as to whether a Member of the House of the People has become subject to disqualification under the 10th Schedule, the President’s decision in accordance with the opinion of the Council of Union Ministers shall be final. II. There is no mention of the word ‘political party’ in the Constitution of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: How many Delimitation Commissions have been constituted by the Government of India till December 2023?
Q: भारत में दलबदल विरोधी कानून के सन्दर्भ में, निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए : 1. यह कानून निर्दिष्ट करता है कि कोई नामनिर्दिष्ट विधायिका सदस्य पद ग्रहण होने के छह मास के अन्दर किसी राजनीतिक दल में शामिल नहीं हो सकता। 2. यह कानून कोई समयसीमा नहीं देता जिसके अन्दर पीठासीन अधिकारी को दलबदल मामला निपटिरस्त करना होता है। उपयुक्त कथनों में कौन-से सही हैं ?
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. In India, there is no law restricting the candidates from contesting in one Lok Sabha election from three constituencies. 2. In 1991 Lok Sabha Election, Shri Devi Lal contested from three Lok Sabha constituencies. 3. As per the existing rules, if a candidate contests in one Lok Sabha election from many constituencies, his/her party should bear the cost of bye-elections to the constituencies vacated by him/her in the event of him/her winning in all the constituencies. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: लोक सभा के निर्वाचन के लिए नामांकन-पत्र
Q: Right to vote and to be elected in India is a
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. The Election Commission of India is a five-member body. 2. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs decides the election schedule for the conduct of both general elections and by-elections. 3. The Election Commission resolves the disputes relating to splits and mergers of recognised political parties. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India contains provisions regarding anti-defection?
Q: 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 correct?
Q: 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?
Q: In the case of election to the Lok Sabha, the amount of security deposited for general category candidates and SC/ST category candidates respectively is
Q: Consider the following statements regarding the political parties in India: I. The Representation of the People Act, 1951 provides for the registration of political parties. II. Registration of political parties is carried out by the Election Commission. III. A national level political party is one which is recognised in four or more States. IV. During the 1999 general elections, there were six National and 48 State level parties recognised by the Election Commission. Which of these statements are correct?
Q: Consider the following statements about the recent amendments to the Election Law by the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1996: I. 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. II. There is an increase in the security deposit which a candidate has to make to contest the election to the Lok Sabha. III. A candidate cannot now stand for election from more than one Parliamentary constituency. IV. No election will now be countermanded on the death of a contesting candidate. Which of the above statements are correct?
Q: Which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India contains provisions regarding the Anti-Defection Act?
Q: State Funding of elections takes place in
Q: In which one of the following countries are 75 per cent of seats in both Houses of Parliament filled on the basis of first-past-the-post system and 25 per cent on the basis of Proportional Representation system of elections?
Q: The Dinesh Goswami Committee recommended
Q: Consider the table given below providing some details of the results of the election to the Karnataka State Legislative Assembly held in December, 1994. In terms of electoral analysis, the voter-seat distortion is to be explained as the result of the adoption of the
Q: Which one of the following is correct in respect of the commencement of the election process in India?
Q: The Dinesh Goswami Committee was concerned with
Q: 92. Which of the following political parties is/are national political parties? I. Muslim League II. Revolutionary Socialist Party III. All India Forward Block IV. Peasants and Workers Party of India Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Q: 99. If in an election to a State Legislative Assembly the candidate who is declared elected loses his deposit, it means that
UPSC has asked 22 questions on Elections & Electoral Reforms in GS Paper 1 Prelims between 1995 and 2025. This sub-topic falls under Indian Polity.
Questions on Elections & Electoral Reforms have appeared in UPSC Prelims in the following years: 2025, 2024, 2022, 2021, 2017, 2014, 2012, 2002, 2001, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1995. The topic has appeared in 13 out of 31 years.
Among 22 questions on Elections & Electoral Reforms: 7 are easy, 15 are moderate, and 0 are difficult. Most questions test conceptual understanding of the topic.
