{"id":69771,"date":"2024-04-20T10:47:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T10:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=69771"},"modified":"2024-04-20T10:47:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T10:47:13","slug":"the-election-commission-of-india-is-responsible-for-conducting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-election-commission-of-india-is-responsible-for-conducting\/","title":{"rendered":"The Election Commission of India is responsible for conducting:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Free and fair elections in India&#8221; option2=&#8221;Census operations&#8221; option3=&#8221;Tax collection&#8221; option4=&#8221;Appointment of Judges&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Election Commission of India is responsible for conducting free and fair elections in India. It is an independent constitutional body that was set up in 1950. The Election Commission is headed by the Chief Election Commissioner, who is assisted by two Election Commissioners. The Election Commission is responsible for the conduct of all elections to the Parliament of India, the state legislatures, and the local bodies. It is also responsible for the preparation of electoral rolls and the delimitation of constituencies. The Election Commission has a number of powers to ensure that elections are free and fair. These powers include the power to deregister political parties, the power to order re-polls, and the power to disqualify candidates. The Election Commission is also responsible for the conduct of by-elections. By-elections are elections that are held to fill vacancies in the Parliament or the state legislatures. The Election Commission is an important institution in Indian democracy. It plays a vital role in ensuring that elections are free and fair.<\/p>\n<p>The other options are incorrect.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Census operations are conducted by the Registrar General of India.<\/li>\n<li>Tax collection is done by the Central Board of Direct Taxes and the Central Board of Excise and Customs.<\/li>\n<li>Appointment of Judges is done by the President of India on the advice of the Prime Minister and the Chief Justice of India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Free and fair elections in India&#8221; option2=&#8221;Census operations&#8221; option3=&#8221;Tax collection&#8221; option4=&#8221;Appointment of Judges&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[976],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bihar-state-gk-mcq","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Election Commission of India is responsible for conducting:<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-election-commission-of-india-is-responsible-for-conducting\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Election Commission of India is responsible for conducting:\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Free and fair elections in India&#8221; 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