16. Consider the following statements with reference to India :
    1. The Chief Election Commissioner
    and other Election Commissioners enjoy equal powers but receive unequal salaries.
    2. The Chief Election Commissioner is entitled to the same salary as provided to a judge of a Supreme Court.
    3. The Chief Election Commissioner shall not be removed from his office except in like manner and on like grounds as a Judge of the Supreme Court
    4. The term of office of the election Commissioner is five years from the date he assumes his office or till the day he attains the age of 62 years, whichever is earlier.
    Which of these statements are correct ?

1. 1. 1 and 2

   
   
   

   2. 2 and 3

   
   
   

   3. 1 and 4

   
   
   

   4. 2 and 4

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: B

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17. When was the mandate that a condidate at an election should file with his nomination papers an affidavit recording his criminal antecedents, if any, enforced at a General Election for the first time ?

1. 1. Assembly elections held in Himachal Pradesh in 2003

   
   
   

   2. By elections to the Lok Sabha and the Vidhan Sabhas held in September 2003

   
   
   

   3. Assembly elections held in Mizoram in November 2003

   
   
   

   4. Assembly elections held in Madhya Pradesh /Chhattisgarh/Rajasthan/Delhi December 2003

   
   
   

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   NA

   Correct Option: D

   NA

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18. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists
    

    	List - I		List - II
    F.	President	1.	ELected by an electroal college
    G.	Vice-President	2.	Elected by the members of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
    H.	Speaker	3.	Elected by the members of Lok Sabha
    J.	Member Parliament	4.	ELected by adult voting

    Code

    	F	G	H	J
    A.	1	2	3	4
    B.	2	1	3	4
    C.	2	1	4	3
    D.	1	2	4	3

1. 1. A.

   
   
   

   2. B.

   
   
   

   3. C.

   
   
   

   4. D.

   
   
   

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   NA

   Correct Option: A

   NA

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19. Given below are two statements
    Assertion (A) : Powers for conducting elections to the Parliament and State Legislature in a free and fair manner have been given to an independent body i.e.,
    Reason (R) : Powers of removal of Election Commissioners is with the Executive.
    In the context of above, which one of the following is correct ?
    Codes

1. 1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

   
   
   

   2. Both A and R true but R is not a correct explanation of A

   
   
   

   3. A is true but R is false

   
   
   

   4. A is false but R is true

   
   
   

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   NA

   Correct Option: B

   NA

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20. To be a regional party, the minimum percentage of votes that a party needs to secure in any election is

1. 1. 2%

   
   
   

   2. 3%

   
   
   

   3. 5%

   
   
   

   4. 4%

   
   
   

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   NA

   Correct Option: C

   NA

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