Here is Question No. 49 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2019
Q49. Consider the following statements:
- The Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959 exempts several posts from disqualification on the grounds of ‘Office of Profit’.
- The above-mentioned Act was amended five times.
- The term ‘Office of Profit’ is defined in the Constitution of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: A
- Statement 1 is correct: The Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959 exempts several posts from disqualification on the grounds of ‘Office of Profit’. The posts are:
- Ministers in the Government of India and States.
- Whips in the Parliament.
- Parliamentary Secretary and Under Secretaries.
- Officers of the National Cadet Corps and the Territorial Army.
- Chairman and Members of Advisory Committees set up by the Government.
- Statement 2 is correct: This act has been amended five times 1960, 1992, 1993, and 2006 and in 2013.
- Statement 3 is not correct: The law or the constitution of India does not clearly define what constitutes an office of profit but the definition has evolved over the years with interpretations made in various court judgments
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