{"id":93551,"date":"2025-06-01T11:52:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=93551"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:52:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:52:45","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-with-regard-to-election-of-the-presi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-with-regard-to-election-of-the-presi\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements with regard to election of the Presi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements with regard to election of the President of India :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. The members of the House of the People can vote.<\/li>\n<li>2. The elected members of the Council of States can vote.<\/li>\n<li>3. The elected members of the State Legislatures can vote.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the above statements is\/are not correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;3&#8243; option4=&#8221;1 and 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 Combined Section Officer &#8211; 2019-20<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-combined-section-officer-2019-20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-combined-section-officer-2019-20\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is incorrect. Statements 2 and 3 are correct. The question asks for the statement(s) that is\/are *not* correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nArticle 54 of the Constitution states that the President shall be elected by an electoral college consisting of: (a) the elected members of both Houses of Parliament; and (b) the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States.<br \/>\nStatement 1 says &#8220;The members of the House of the People can vote&#8221;. This is incorrect because only *elected* members of the House of the People (Lok Sabha) are part of the electoral college; nominated members cannot vote.<br \/>\nStatement 2 says &#8220;The elected members of the Council of States can vote&#8221;. This is correct.<br \/>\nStatement 3 says &#8220;The elected members of the State Legislatures can vote&#8221;. This is correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nNominated members of Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha, and State Legislative Assemblies, as well as members of State Legislative Councils (Vidhan Parishads), are not part of the electoral college for the President&#8217;s election. The election is held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements with regard to election of the President of India : 1. The members of the House of the People can vote. 2. The elected members of the Council of States can vote. 3. The elected members of the State Legislatures can vote. Which of the above statements is\/are not correct? 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