{"id":87892,"date":"2025-06-01T06:56:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T06:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=87892"},"modified":"2025-06-01T06:56:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T06:56:28","slug":"the-elections-to-the-lower-house-of-the-parliament-of-india-held-in-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-elections-to-the-lower-house-of-the-parliament-of-india-held-in-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The elections to the Lower House of the Parliament of India, held in 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The elections to the Lower House of the Parliament of India, held in 2019, constituted the<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;14th Lok Sabha&#8221; option2=&#8221;15th Lok Sabha&#8221; option3=&#8221;16th Lok Sabha&#8221; option4=&#8221;17th Lok Sabha&#8221; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC NDA-1 &#8211; 2022<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-nda-1-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-nda-1-2022\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe elections to the Lower House of the Parliament of India (Lok Sabha) held in 2019 were the 17th general elections since India&#8217;s independence. 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