Ten MCQs on current International and national events - 195

PRERNA FOR IAS

(ASSOCIATE OF SAMKALP)

A-Category MCQs -195

Q1. Election Commission, SIR and Judicial Review

With reference to the Election Commission of India (ECI), consider the following statements:

1. Article 324 vests the superintendence, direction and control of elections in the ECI.
2. Constitutional independence of the ECI makes all its administrative decisions immune from judicial review.
3. Electoral-roll revision should simultaneously pursue accuracy and protection against arbitrary exclusion.
4. Judicial scrutiny of legality does not necessarily amount to judicial administration of elections.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Correct Answer: (b) 1, 3 and 4 only

Explanation: The supplied summaries connect the SIR controversy with Article 324, Article 326, institutional independence, due process and judicial review. The Supreme Court clarified that it had not directed or approved changes to Form 6 and sought responses rather than immediately restraining the CEC. THE HINDU - 336 - (06,10,2026) Statement 2 is the trap. Constitutional independence protects the ECI from improper interference; it does not place its actions above law. Elimination logic: autonomy and accountability can coexist. Courts may review legality and constitutional compliance without themselves taking over routine election administration.

Q2. Great Nicobar: Development–Environment–Security Trilemma

Consider the following statements regarding large infrastructure projects in ecologically sensitive areas:

1. Strategic importance of a project automatically removes it from environmental and judicial scrutiny.
2. Cumulative-impact assessment can be relevant where several components of a project affect the same ecosystem.
3. Indigenous-community rights may form part of the constitutional and social assessment of development projects.
4. Sustainable development attempts to reconcile economic development with ecological protection.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1, 2 and 4 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Correct Answer: (b) 2, 3 and 4 only