{"id":89681,"date":"2025-06-01T10:10:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=89681"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:10:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:10:25","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-a-person-who-is-not-a-member-of-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-a-person-who-is-not-a-member-of-e\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements:\n  A person who is not a member of e"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A person who is not a member of either House of the Parliament can be appointed a member of the Council of Ministers.<\/li>\n<li>Anyone can be appointed as a member of the Council of Ministers for a maximum period of three years.<\/li>\n<li>A person shall not be less than 25 years of age in order to become a minister.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; option2=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#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 CAPF &#8211; 2013<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-capf-2013.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-capf-2013\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is C) 1 and 3 only. Statement 1 and 3 are correct, while statement 2 is incorrect.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Statement 1: Article 75(5) of the Constitution states that a person who is not a member of either House of Parliament can be appointed as a Minister, but they must become a member of either House within a period of six consecutive months. If they fail to do so, they shall cease to be a Minister at the expiration of that period. Thus, a non-member *can be appointed* as a member of the Council of Ministers. This statement is correct.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 2: The maximum period for which a non-member can continue as a Minister without becoming a member of Parliament is six months, not three years. This statement is incorrect.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 3: To become a Minister and continue beyond six months, a person must become a Member of Parliament. The minimum age requirement for being a Member of the Lok Sabha is 25 years (Article 84(b)). While the minimum age for Rajya Sabha is 30, a person can qualify to be an MP by meeting the Lok Sabha age criteria. Thus, effectively, to be able to become a member of Parliament (specifically Lok Sabha) and thereby continue as a minister, one must be at least 25 years of age. This statement is correct in this context.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nMinisters are collectively responsible to the House of the People (Lok Sabha). This underscores the importance of ministers being members of Parliament, particularly the Lok Sabha, or becoming members promptly after appointment.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements: A person who is not a member of either House of the Parliament can be appointed a member of the Council of Ministers. Anyone can be appointed as a member of the Council of Ministers for a maximum period of three years. A person shall not be less than 25 years &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements:\n  A person who is not a member of e\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-a-person-who-is-not-a-member-of-e\/#more-89681\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements:<br \/>\n  A person who is not a member of e<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1085],"tags":[1467,1099,1323],"class_list":["post-89681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-capf","tag-1467","tag-indian-polity-and-governance","tag-the-council-of-ministers","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>Consider the following statements:  A person who is not a member of e<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct answer is C) 1 and 3 only. Statement 1 and 3 are correct, while statement 2 is incorrect. - Statement 1: Article 75(5) of the Constitution states that a person who is not a member of either House of Parliament can be appointed as a Minister, but they must become a member of either House within a period of six consecutive months. If they fail to do so, they shall cease to be a Minister at the expiration of that period. Thus, a non-member *can be appointed* as a member of the Council of Ministers. This statement is correct. - Statement 2: The maximum period for which a non-member can continue as a Minister without becoming a member of Parliament is six months, not three years. This statement is incorrect. - Statement 3: To become a Minister and continue beyond six months, a person must become a Member of Parliament. The minimum age requirement for being a Member of the Lok Sabha is 25 years (Article 84(b)). While the minimum age for Rajya Sabha is 30, a person can qualify to be an MP by meeting the Lok Sabha age criteria. Thus, effectively, to be able to become a member of Parliament (specifically Lok Sabha) and thereby continue as a minister, one must be at least 25 years of age. This statement is correct in this context.\" \/>\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\/consider-the-following-statements-a-person-who-is-not-a-member-of-e\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Consider the following statements:  A person who is not a member of e\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The correct answer is C) 1 and 3 only. Statement 1 and 3 are correct, while statement 2 is incorrect. - Statement 1: Article 75(5) of the Constitution states that a person who is not a member of either House of Parliament can be appointed as a Minister, but they must become a member of either House within a period of six consecutive months. If they fail to do so, they shall cease to be a Minister at the expiration of that period. Thus, a non-member *can be appointed* as a member of the Council of Ministers. This statement is correct. - Statement 2: The maximum period for which a non-member can continue as a Minister without becoming a member of Parliament is six months, not three years. This statement is incorrect. - Statement 3: To become a Minister and continue beyond six months, a person must become a Member of Parliament. The minimum age requirement for being a Member of the Lok Sabha is 25 years (Article 84(b)). While the minimum age for Rajya Sabha is 30, a person can qualify to be an MP by meeting the Lok Sabha age criteria. Thus, effectively, to be able to become a member of Parliament (specifically Lok Sabha) and thereby continue as a minister, one must be at least 25 years of age. 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Statement 1 and 3 are correct, while statement 2 is incorrect. - Statement 1: Article 75(5) of the Constitution states that a person who is not a member of either House of Parliament can be appointed as a Minister, but they must become a member of either House within a period of six consecutive months. If they fail to do so, they shall cease to be a Minister at the expiration of that period. Thus, a non-member *can be appointed* as a member of the Council of Ministers. This statement is correct. - Statement 2: The maximum period for which a non-member can continue as a Minister without becoming a member of Parliament is six months, not three years. This statement is incorrect. - Statement 3: To become a Minister and continue beyond six months, a person must become a Member of Parliament. The minimum age requirement for being a Member of the Lok Sabha is 25 years (Article 84(b)). While the minimum age for Rajya Sabha is 30, a person can qualify to be an MP by meeting the Lok Sabha age criteria. Thus, effectively, to be able to become a member of Parliament (specifically Lok Sabha) and thereby continue as a minister, one must be at least 25 years of age. This statement is correct in this context.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-a-person-who-is-not-a-member-of-e\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Consider the following statements:  A person who is not a member of e","og_description":"The correct answer is C) 1 and 3 only. Statement 1 and 3 are correct, while statement 2 is incorrect. - Statement 1: Article 75(5) of the Constitution states that a person who is not a member of either House of Parliament can be appointed as a Minister, but they must become a member of either House within a period of six consecutive months. If they fail to do so, they shall cease to be a Minister at the expiration of that period. Thus, a non-member *can be appointed* as a member of the Council of Ministers. This statement is correct. - Statement 2: The maximum period for which a non-member can continue as a Minister without becoming a member of Parliament is six months, not three years. This statement is incorrect. - Statement 3: To become a Minister and continue beyond six months, a person must become a Member of Parliament. The minimum age requirement for being a Member of the Lok Sabha is 25 years (Article 84(b)). While the minimum age for Rajya Sabha is 30, a person can qualify to be an MP by meeting the Lok Sabha age criteria. Thus, effectively, to be able to become a member of Parliament (specifically Lok Sabha) and thereby continue as a minister, one must be at least 25 years of age. This statement is correct in this context.","og_url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-a-person-who-is-not-a-member-of-e\/","og_site_name":"MCQ and Quiz for Exams","article_published_time":"2025-06-01T10:10:25+00:00","author":"rawan239","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"rawan239","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-a-person-who-is-not-a-member-of-e\/","url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-a-person-who-is-not-a-member-of-e\/","name":"Consider the following statements: A person who is not a member of e","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-06-01T10:10:25+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-01T10:10:25+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#\/schema\/person\/5807dafeb27d2ec82344d6cbd6c3d209"},"description":"The correct answer is C) 1 and 3 only. Statement 1 and 3 are correct, while statement 2 is incorrect. - Statement 1: Article 75(5) of the Constitution states that a person who is not a member of either House of Parliament can be appointed as a Minister, but they must become a member of either House within a period of six consecutive months. If they fail to do so, they shall cease to be a Minister at the expiration of that period. Thus, a non-member *can be appointed* as a member of the Council of Ministers. This statement is correct. - Statement 2: The maximum period for which a non-member can continue as a Minister without becoming a member of Parliament is six months, not three years. This statement is incorrect. - Statement 3: To become a Minister and continue beyond six months, a person must become a Member of Parliament. The minimum age requirement for being a Member of the Lok Sabha is 25 years (Article 84(b)). While the minimum age for Rajya Sabha is 30, a person can qualify to be an MP by meeting the Lok Sabha age criteria. Thus, effectively, to be able to become a member of Parliament (specifically Lok Sabha) and thereby continue as a minister, one must be at least 25 years of age. 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