CSE · GS-2Official PYQ · CSE 2017 · Q3Polity · Representation of People Act · 10 marks · 150 words
English
“Simultaneous election to the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies will limit the amount of time and money spent in electioneering but it will reduce the government’s accountability to the people.” Discuss.
हिन्दी
“लोकसभा और राज्य विधानसभाओं के एक ही समय में चुनाव, चुनाव-प्रचार की अवधि और व्यय को तो सीमित कर देंगे, परंतु ऐसा करने से लोगों के प्रति सरकार की जवाबदेही कम हो जाएगी।” चर्चा कीजिए।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2017 (English and Hindi). Source
Syllabus
Polity · Representation of People Act
Salient features of the Representation of People's Act.
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