Which of the following statements with regard to the conduct of elections in India is/are not correct? 1. The responsibility for the preparation of the electoral rolls is vested in the Election Commission of India. 2. The Model Code of Conduct comes into

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Q: 117 (CDS-II/2016)

Which of the following statements with regard to the conduct of elections in India is/are not correct?
1. The responsibility for the prepara¬tion of the electoral rolls is vested in the Election Commission of India.
2. The Model Code of Conduct comes into existence as soon as the date of the election is announced.
3. The laws relating to delimitation of constituencies are made by the Election Commission of India.
4. No election shall be called in question except by an election petition.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

CDS-II

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0,17,74,25,38,18,10

keywords: 

{'elections': [1, 1, 0, 1], 'constituencies': [1, 0, 0, 1], 'election commission': [9, 1, 1, 6], 'electoral rolls': [0, 0, 1, 5], 'election': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'election petition': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'conduct': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'delimitation': [1, 0, 1, 3], 'model code': [1, 0, 0, 3]}

Option 1: 3 only. This option is correct. Statement 1 is incorrect as the responsibility for the preparation of electoral rolls is not vested solely in the Election Commission of India. The electoral rolls are prepared by the Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) who are appointed by the State Governments in consultation with the Election Commission.

Option 2: 1, 2, and 4. This option is incorrect. Only statement 1 is incorrect, as explained above. Statement 2 is correct, as the Model Code of Conduct does come into existence as soon as the date of the election is announced. Statement 4 is correct as well, as no election can be called into question except by an election petition.

Option 3: 1, 2, and 3. This option is incorrect. Only statement 1 is incorrect, as explained above. Statement 2 is correct, and statement 3 is correct as well. The laws relating to delimitation of constituencies are made by the Delimitation Commission, which is appointed by the President of India. However, the Election Commission is responsible for the conduct of elections and the superintendence, direction, and control of the preparation of electoral rolls.

Option 4: 4 only.