Which Article of the Constitution provides for the readjustment of the allocation of Lok Sabha seats and the division of states into territorial constituencies after every census?
- A.Article 80
- B.Article 81
- C.Article 82
- D.Article 84
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Article 82. Article 82 says that upon the completion of each census the allocation of seats in the Lok Sabha to the states and the division of each state into territorial constituencies shall be readjusted by such authority and in such manner as Parliament may by law determine. This is the article under which Parliament has enacted the Delimitation Commission Acts, and it is the article whose operation the 42nd and 84th Amendments suspended. Option A is wrong because Article 80 deals with the composition of the Rajya Sabha, whose members are not elected from territorial constituencies at all. Option B is wrong because Article 81, though closely related, only fixes the composition of the Lok Sabha and the ratios to be maintained; it does not order the periodic readjustment. Option D is wrong because Article 84 lays down the qualifications for membership of Parliament, such as citizenship and the minimum age.
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Practice Questions
View allThe Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023 reserves one-third of the seats for women in which of the following?
- A.The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha only
- B.The Lok Sabha, the state legislative assemblies and the Delhi legislative assembly
- C.All state legislative councils and the Rajya Sabha
- D.Only the panchayats and municipalities
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The amendment inserted Article 330A for the Lok Sabha and Article 332A for the state assemblies, and amended Article 239AA so that the reservation also covers the Delhi assembly.
Read the full explanation →Which amendment extended the freeze on the allocation of Lok Sabha seats among the states until the first census taken after the year 2026?
- A.42nd Amendment, 1976
- B.84th Amendment, 2001
- C.87th Amendment, 2003
- D.91st Amendment, 2003
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The 42nd Amendment had frozen the allocation on the 1971 census only until the census after 2000; as that date approached, the 84th Amendment pushed the freeze forward to the first census taken after 2026, so that states which had controlled population growth would not lose seats.
Read the full explanation →Who heads a Delimitation Commission in India?
- A.The Chief Election Commissioner
- B.A serving or retired judge of the Supreme Court
- C.The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
- D.The Union Home Minister
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The correct answer is B, a serving or retired judge of the Supreme Court, who is appointed chairperson of the Commission.
Read the full explanation →The Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023 inserted which of the following Articles?
- A.Articles 330A, 332A and 334A
- B.Articles 243D and 243T
- C.Articles 331 and 333
- D.Articles 324 and 325
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Article 330A reserves one-third of the seats in the Lok Sabha for women, Article 332A does the same for the legislative assembly of every state, and Article 334A fixes when the reservation begins and how long it lasts, tying it to the first census after the commencement of the Act…
Read the full explanation →Reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha is provided by which Article?
- A.Article 15
- B.Article 330
- C.Article 332
- D.Article 335
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Such a seat is not a separate electorate: all voters of the constituency vote, but only a candidate of the reserved community may contest.
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