{"id":29459,"date":"2024-02-23T11:48:08","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T11:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=29459"},"modified":"2024-02-23T11:48:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T11:48:10","slug":"upsc-prelims-2021-question-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2021-question-10\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Prelims 2021 &#8211; Question 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>Here is  Question No. 10 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a04f6bbdd28e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a04f6bbdd28e\"  \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2021-question-10\/#Q10_Consider_the_following_statements\" title=\"Q10. Consider the following statements:\">Q10. Consider the following statements:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q10_Consider_the_following_statements\"><\/span>Q10. Consider the following statements:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In India, there is no law restricting the candidates from contesting in one Lok Sabha election from three constituencies.<\/li><li>In the 1991 Lok Sabha Election, Shri Devi Lal contested from three Lok Sabha constituencies.<\/li><li>As per the existing rules, if a candidate contests in one Lok Sabha election from many constituencies, his\/her party should bear the cost of bye-elections to the constituencies<br>vacated by him\/her in the event of him\/her winning in all the constituencies.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<br>a) 1 only<br>b) 2 only<br>c) 1 and 3<br>d) 2 and 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Answer -B<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Statement 1 is incorrect: <\/strong>As per Section 33(7) of the RPA,1951 one candidate can contest from a maximum of two constituencies (In 1996, the Representation of the People Act, 1951, was amended which restricted the number of seats one candidate could contest in one election to two constituencies).<\/li><li><strong>Statement 2 is correct:<\/strong> In the 1991 Lok Sabha Election, Shri Devi Lal contested from three Lok Sabha constituencies.<\/li><li><strong>Statement 3 is incorrect: <\/strong>The Election Commission of India (ECI) bears the cost of elections\/bye-elections in all the constituencies in Lok Sabha and assembly elections as well<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/free-resources-for-upsc?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Banner&amp;utm_campaign=Resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18.png 1280w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18-1170x274.png 1170w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/18-585x137.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For UPSC Prelims Resources,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc-cse-prelims-resource-centre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Daily Updates and Study Material:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join our Telegram Channel \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/WithEdukemy4IAS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Edukemy for IAS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1. 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