UPSC Indian Polity and Civics The Union Judiciary Question Bank Union Government

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    Consider the following statements: In the electoral college for Presidential Election in India,
    1. the value of the vote of an elected Member of Legislative Assembly
    \[\frac{State\,\,Population}{Number\,\,of\,\,Elected\,\,MLAs\,\,of\,\,the\,\,State}\times 100\]
    2. the value of the vote of an elected Member of Parliament equals to total value of the votes of all elected MLA's and total number of elected MP's
    3. there were more than 5000 members in the latest elections.
    Which of these statements is/are correct?

    A) 1 and 2            

    B) Only 2

    C) 1 and 3            

    D) Only 3

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    The value of a MP's vote is calculated by dividing the total value of all MLAs' votes by the number of MPs. \[Value\,\,of\,\,an\,\,MP\,\,vote\,\,=\] \[\frac{\begin{align}   & The\text{ }sum\text{ }of\text{ }vote\text{ }value\,\,of\,\,elected\,\, \\  & members\,\,of\,\,all\,\,the\,\,Legislative\,\,Assemblies \\ \end{align}}{\begin{align}   & The\,\,sum\,\,of\,\,elected\,\,members\,\,of\,\, \\  & both\,\,the\,\,house\,\,of\,\,Parliament \\ \end{align}}\]


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