{"id":34726,"date":"2024-03-19T07:59:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T07:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=34726"},"modified":"2024-03-19T07:59:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T07:59:11","slug":"upsc-prelims-2017-question-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2017-question-76\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Prelims 2017 &#8211; Question 76"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-prelims-test-series?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=Blog-%20PTS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Prelims-Test-Series-eng-and-hindi-1280\u00d7330.svg\" alt=\"UPSC Prelims Mock Test - ECONOMY 2\" class=\"wp-image-24924\" width=\"779\" height=\"199\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\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-69eb95e6be30e\" 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-69eb95e6be30e\"  \/><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-2017-question-76\/#Q76_Consider_the_following_statements\" title=\"Q76. Consider the following statements:\">Q76. Consider the following statements:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2017-question-76\/#The_correct_answer_is_Neither_1_nor_2\" title=\"The correct answer is Neither 1 nor 2.&nbsp;\">The correct answer is Neither 1 nor 2.&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q76_Consider_the_following_statements\"><\/span>Q76. Consider the following statements:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In the election for Lok Sabha or State Assembly, the winning candidate must get at least 50<br>percent of the votes polled, to be declared elected.<\/li><li>According to the provisions laid down in the Constitution of India, in Lok Sabha, the Speaker\u2019s post goes to the majority party and the Deputy Speaker\u2019s to the Opposition.<\/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) Both 1 and 2<br>d) Neither 1 nor 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_correct_answer_is_Neither_1_nor_2\"><\/span>The correct answer is <strong>Neither 1 nor 2<\/strong>.&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>In India, elections for the Lok Sabha or State Assembly are held using a first-past-the-post system,<\/strong> which means that the winning candidate may or may not receive a majority (50%+1) of the votes cast.\u00a0<\/li><li>In addition, the Indian constitution has adopted the system of territorial representation for electing members to the Lok Sabha or State Assembly.\u00a0<\/li><li>A constituency is a geographical area that an MP or MLA represents in this system.\u00a0<\/li><li>Only one representative is elected from each constituency.\u00a0<\/li><li>Hence, such a constituency is referred to as a single-member constituency.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>In this system, the candidate with the most votes is declared elected. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Before the tenth Lok Sabha<\/strong>, both the <strong>Deputy Speaker and the Speaker were usually members of the ruling party.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li><li>Since the 11th Lok Sabha, there has been agreement that the post of Deputy Speaker is held by the main opposition party, while the Speaker is held by the ruling party (or ruling alliance).\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>This means that it is an &#8216;informal consensus&#8217; among political parties rather than a constitutional provision. 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