{"id":92115,"date":"2025-06-01T11:15:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=92115"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:15:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:15:11","slug":"the-members-nominated-to-either-house-of-the-parliament-or-the-legis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-members-nominated-to-either-house-of-the-parliament-or-the-legis\/","title":{"rendered":"The members nominated to either House of the Parliament or the Legis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. The members nominated to either House of the Parliament or the Legislative Assemblies of States are also eligible to be included in the Electoral College.<\/li>\n
  2. Higher the number of elective Assembly seats, higher is the value of vote of each MLA of that State.<\/li>\n
  3. The value of vote of each MLA of Madhya Pradesh is greater than that of Kerala.<\/li>\n
  4. The value of vote of each MLA of Puducherry is higher than that of Arunachal Pradesh because the ratio of total population to total number of elective seats in Puducherry is greater as compared to Arunachal Pradesh.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    How many of the above statements are correct?<\/p>\n

    [amp_mcq option1=”Only one” option2=”Only two” option3=”Only three” option4=”All four” correct=”option1″]<\/p>\n

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    \nThe correct option is A.
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    \nStatement 1 is incorrect. The Electoral College for the election of the President consists only of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States (including Delhi and Puducherry). Nominated members in any House of Parliament or State Legislative Assemblies are not included in the Electoral College.
    \nStatement 2 is incorrect. The value of the vote of an MLA of a State is calculated by the formula: (Total population of the State (as per 1971 census) \/ Total number of elected members of the State Legislative Assembly) \u00d7 1000. Thus, for a given population, a higher number of elective Assembly seats (denominator) results in a *lower* value of vote for each MLA, not higher.
    \nStatement 3 is incorrect. Based on the 1971 census figures and current number of MLAs, the value of vote of an MLA in Kerala is approximately 152.48, while that of an MLA in Madhya Pradesh is approximately 130.5. Therefore, the value of vote of an MLA of Kerala is greater than that of Madhya Pradesh.
    \nStatement 4 is correct. The value of vote is directly proportional to the ratio of total population to the number of elective seats (multiplied by 1\/1000). Using 1971 census data, Puducherry population was 471,707 with 30 elected seats, giving a ratio of ~15723.56 and a vote value of ~15.72. Arunachal Pradesh population was 467,511 with 60 elected seats, giving a ratio of ~7791.85 and a vote value of ~7.79. The ratio for Puducherry is greater, and consequently, the value of vote for a Puducherry MLA is higher than that for an Arunachal Pradesh MLA.
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    \nThe population figures used for calculating the value of votes of MLAs are based on the 1971 census to maintain uniformity and avoid disproportionate weightage due to differential population growth rates across states. This provision was initially frozen until the year 2000 by the 42nd Amendment Act and further extended until the first census taken after the year 2026 by the 84th Amendment Act.
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    The members nominated to either House of the Parliament or the Legislative Assemblies of States are also eligible to be included in the Electoral College. Higher the number of elective Assembly seats, higher is the value of vote of each MLA of that State. The value of vote of each MLA of Madhya Pradesh is … <\/p>\n

    Detailed SolutionThe members nominated to either House of the Parliament or the Legis<\/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":[1105,1099,1175],"class_list":["post-92115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1105","tag-indian-polity-and-governance","tag-the-president","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"\nThe members nominated to either House of the Parliament or the Legis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct option is A. Statement 1 is incorrect. The Electoral College for the election of the President consists only of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States (including Delhi and Puducherry). Nominated members in any House of Parliament or State Legislative Assemblies are not included in the Electoral College. Statement 2 is incorrect. The value of the vote of an MLA of a State is calculated by the formula: (Total population of the State (as per 1971 census) \/ Total number of elected members of the State Legislative Assembly) \u00d7 1000. Thus, for a given population, a higher number of elective Assembly seats (denominator) results in a *lower* value of vote for each MLA, not higher. Statement 3 is incorrect. Based on the 1971 census figures and current number of MLAs, the value of vote of an MLA in Kerala is approximately 152.48, while that of an MLA in Madhya Pradesh is approximately 130.5. Therefore, the value of vote of an MLA of Kerala is greater than that of Madhya Pradesh. Statement 4 is correct. The value of vote is directly proportional to the ratio of total population to the number of elective seats (multiplied by 1\/1000). Using 1971 census data, Puducherry population was 471,707 with 30 elected seats, giving a ratio of ~15723.56 and a vote value of ~15.72. Arunachal Pradesh population was 467,511 with 60 elected seats, giving a ratio of ~7791.85 and a vote value of ~7.79. The ratio for Puducherry is greater, and consequently, the value of vote for a Puducherry MLA is higher than that for an Arunachal Pradesh MLA.\" \/>\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-members-nominated-to-either-house-of-the-parliament-or-the-legis\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The members nominated to either House of the Parliament or the Legis\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The correct option is A. Statement 1 is incorrect. 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