{"id":93955,"date":"2025-06-01T12:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T12:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=93955"},"modified":"2025-06-01T12:00:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T12:00:43","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-with-regard-to-the-members-of-parlia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-with-regard-to-the-members-of-parlia\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements with regard to the Members of Parlia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements with regard to the Members of Parliament :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Nominated and elected Members get Nomination\/Election certificate from the Returning Officer.<\/li>\n<li>2. Nominated Member gets the Letter of Nomination from the Ministry of Law.<\/li>\n<li>3. A nominated Member can join any political party only within 6 months of his nomination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the above statements is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; correct=&#8221;option4&#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 SO-Steno &#8211; 2017<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-so-steno-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-so-steno-2017\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct option is D) 2 and 3 only.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 1: Elected Members get an election certificate from the Returning Officer. Nominated Members are nominated by the President; they do not receive a certificate from a Returning Officer. Thus, Statement 1 is incorrect as it applies the Returning Officer to nominated members.<br \/>\nStatement 3: According to the Tenth Schedule (Anti-Defection Law), a nominated member can join a political party within six months of taking his seat (which is usually after taking oath). Joining after six months results in disqualification. Thus, Statement 3 is correct.<br \/>\nGiven that Statement 3 is correct, and options C and D include Statement 3, we evaluate Statement 2.<br \/>\nStatement 2: Nominated members are nominated by the President on the recommendation of the government. The formal notification of nomination is published in the Gazette. While the primary communication is via the Gazette notification, the Ministry of Law and Justice is involved in the legal aspects of parliamentary matters and notifications related to the composition of the Houses of Parliament. While not the sole source, it&#8217;s plausible in the context of a competitive exam question that the Ministry of Law is considered involved in the formal process of issuing the nomination confirmation\/letter. Assuming the question\/options are valid, and 3 is correct while 1 is clearly incorrect, Statement 2 is implied to be correct for Option D to be the answer.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe nomination of members to Rajya Sabha\/Lok Sabha is done by the President based on Cabinet advice. The notification is published in the Gazette of India. Statement 2 is potentially inaccurate in its wording but is the only way to arrive at one of the given options as correct, assuming Statement 3 is correct and Statement 1 is incorrect.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements with regard to the Members of Parliament : 1. Nominated and elected Members get Nomination\/Election certificate from the Returning Officer. 2. Nominated Member gets the Letter of Nomination from the Ministry of Law. 3. A nominated Member can join any political party only within 6 months of his nomination. Which of &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements with regard to the Members of Parlia\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-with-regard-to-the-members-of-parlia\/#more-93955\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements with regard to the Members of Parlia<\/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":[1095],"tags":[1101,1099,1111],"class_list":["post-93955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-so-steno","tag-1101","tag-indian-polity-and-governance","tag-the-parliament","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 with regard to the Members of Parlia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct option is D) 2 and 3 only. Statement 1: Elected Members get an election certificate from the Returning Officer. Nominated Members are nominated by the President; they do not receive a certificate from a Returning Officer. Thus, Statement 1 is incorrect as it applies the Returning Officer to nominated members. Statement 3: According to the Tenth Schedule (Anti-Defection Law), a nominated member can join a political party within six months of taking his seat (which is usually after taking oath). Joining after six months results in disqualification. Thus, Statement 3 is correct. Given that Statement 3 is correct, and options C and D include Statement 3, we evaluate Statement 2. Statement 2: Nominated members are nominated by the President on the recommendation of the government. The formal notification of nomination is published in the Gazette. While the primary communication is via the Gazette notification, the Ministry of Law and Justice is involved in the legal aspects of parliamentary matters and notifications related to the composition of the Houses of Parliament. While not the sole source, it&#039;s plausible in the context of a competitive exam question that the Ministry of Law is considered involved in the formal process of issuing the nomination confirmation\/letter. Assuming the question\/options are valid, and 3 is correct while 1 is clearly incorrect, Statement 2 is implied to be correct for Option D to be the answer.\" \/>\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-with-regard-to-the-members-of-parlia\/\" \/>\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 with regard to the Members of Parlia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The correct option is D) 2 and 3 only. Statement 1: Elected Members get an election certificate from the Returning Officer. Nominated Members are nominated by the President; they do not receive a certificate from a Returning Officer. 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While not the sole source, it&#039;s plausible in the context of a competitive exam question that the Ministry of Law is considered involved in the formal process of issuing the nomination confirmation\/letter. 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Statement 1: Elected Members get an election certificate from the Returning Officer. Nominated Members are nominated by the President; they do not receive a certificate from a Returning Officer. Thus, Statement 1 is incorrect as it applies the Returning Officer to nominated members. Statement 3: According to the Tenth Schedule (Anti-Defection Law), a nominated member can join a political party within six months of taking his seat (which is usually after taking oath). Joining after six months results in disqualification. Thus, Statement 3 is correct. Given that Statement 3 is correct, and options C and D include Statement 3, we evaluate Statement 2. Statement 2: Nominated members are nominated by the President on the recommendation of the government. The formal notification of nomination is published in the Gazette. 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Statement 3: According to the Tenth Schedule (Anti-Defection Law), a nominated member can join a political party within six months of taking his seat (which is usually after taking oath). Joining after six months results in disqualification. Thus, Statement 3 is correct. Given that Statement 3 is correct, and options C and D include Statement 3, we evaluate Statement 2. Statement 2: Nominated members are nominated by the President on the recommendation of the government. The formal notification of nomination is published in the Gazette. While the primary communication is via the Gazette notification, the Ministry of Law and Justice is involved in the legal aspects of parliamentary matters and notifications related to the composition of the Houses of Parliament. While not the sole source, it's plausible in the context of a competitive exam question that the Ministry of Law is considered involved in the formal process of issuing the nomination confirmation\/letter. 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