{"id":91557,"date":"2025-06-01T10:59:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91557"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:59:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:59:58","slug":"with-reference-to-the-election-of-the-president-of-india-consider-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-the-election-of-the-president-of-india-consider-the\/","title":{"rendered":"With reference to the election of the President of India, consider the"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to the election of the President of India, consider the following statements :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The value of the vote of each MLA varies from State to State.<\/li>\n<li>The value of the vote of MPs of the Lok Sabha is more than the value of the vote of MPs of the Rajya Sabha.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#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 IAS &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2018\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is correct. The value of the vote of an MLA is calculated based on the population of the respective state and the total number of elected MLAs in that state. Since the population and the number of MLAs vary from state to state, the value of an MLA&#8217;s vote also varies.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 2 is incorrect. The value of the vote of an MP (Member of Parliament) is the same for all MPs, whether from the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha. The value is calculated by dividing the total value of votes of all MLAs of all states by the total number of elected MPs of both Houses of Parliament.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Presidential election follows the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote, and the voting is by secret ballot. The Electoral College for the President&#8217;s election consists of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States and the Union Territories of Delhi and Puducherry.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to the election of the President of India, consider the following statements : The value of the vote of each MLA varies from State to State. The value of the vote of MPs of the Lok Sabha is more than the value of the vote of MPs of the Rajya Sabha. Which of &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"With reference to the election of the President of India, consider the\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-the-election-of-the-president-of-india-consider-the\/#more-91557\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">With reference to the election of the President of India, consider the<\/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":[1092],"tags":[1114,1099,1175],"class_list":["post-91557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1114","tag-indian-polity-and-governance","tag-the-president","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>With reference to the election of the President of India, consider the<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Statement 1 is correct. 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