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Topic Electoral eligibility
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 17 years (2000–2017), peaking in 2000.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2000
- Recurs across 2 years (2000–2017)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2000 → CDS 2017
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2017
To be eligible to contest election under the Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 2015, a candidate should
- have a functional toilet at home
- have payment slips of power bills
- not be a cooperative loan defaulter
- have studied minimum matriculation irrespective of category
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A 1, 2 and 3 only ✓
- B 1, 2 and 4 only
- C 1, 2, 3 and 4
- D 3 and 4 only
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Polity & Governance › Local Government
CSE2000
. A college student desires to get elected to the Municipal Council of his city. The validity of his nomination would depend on the important condition, among others, that
- A He obtains permission from the Principal of his college
- B He is a member of a political party
- C His name figures in the voter's list ✓
- D He files a declaration owing allegiance of the Constitution of India
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Polity & Governance › Elections & Representation
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