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Which one of the following statements relating to the Constitution of India is not correct?<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”The provisions of Articles 324 to 329 apply equally to States as well as Union Territories.” option2=”Only some of the provisions of Articles 324 to 329 apply to one Union Territory.” option3=”The provisions of Articles 124(4) and 124(5) apply to both the Supreme Court and all the High Courts.” option4=”The definition of ‘State’ provided under Article 12 applies to both the Fundamental Rights as well as the Directive Principles of State Policy.” correct=”option1″]<\/p>\n

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\nThe correct option is A. The statement that the provisions of Articles 324 to 329 apply equally to States as well as Union Territories is not correct.
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\n– Articles 324 to 329 of the Constitution deal with elections, establishing the Election Commission of India and defining its powers and responsibilities for conducting elections to Parliament and State Legislatures, as well as to the offices of President and Vice-President.
\n– While these provisions apply to States, their application to Union Territories (UTs) is not necessarily ‘equal’. Some UTs have their own legislatures (e.g., Delhi, Puducherry, Jammu and Kashmir), for which election provisions similar to State Legislatures apply. However, UTs without legislatures (like Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep) only have elections for representation in Parliament. Therefore, the full set of provisions related to both Parliament and State Legislature elections from Articles 324-329 does not apply ‘equally’ to all UTs compared to States, or even equally across all types of UTs.
\n– Statement B is plausible as in a UT without a legislature, only provisions related to parliamentary elections from Articles 324-329 would apply, meaning “only some” apply.
\n– Statement C is correct because Article 218 makes the provisions of clauses (4) and (5) of Article 124 (relating to removal of Supreme Court judges and Parliament’s power to regulate procedure) applicable to High Court judges.
\n– Statement D is correct because Article 36 explicitly states that the definition of “the State” in Part IV (Directive Principles) is the same as in Part III (Fundamental Rights), where Article 12 defines “the State”.
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\nArticle 324 provides the general power of superintendence, direction, and control of elections in the Election Commission. Article 325 deals with electoral rolls, 326 with adult suffrage, 327 with power of Parliament to make laws relating to elections, 328 with power of Legislature of a State to make laws relating to elections to such Legislature, and 329 bars interference by courts in electoral matters. The scope of these articles varies depending on whether a State Legislature exists in a UT.
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