Chief Election Commissioner

Q. T N Seshan was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India.

1. False
2. True

Q. The Chief Election Commissioner is appointed by the __________ of India.

1. Prime Minister
2. President
3. Chief Justice
4. Vice President

Q. Which of the following statements about the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) is not true?

1. The CEC has a fixed term of six years.
2. The CEC receives the same salary as that of a sitting judge in the Supreme Court.
3. The CEC can be removed by a direct government order.
4. The age of retirement for the CEC is 65.

Q. The Chief Election Commissioner is appointed by the __________ of India.

1. Prime Minister
2. President
3. Chief Justice
4. Vice President

Q. Which among the following Chief Election Commissioners served from 1990 to 1996?

1. Sukumar Sen
2. Om Prakash Rawat
3. T N Seshan
4. Sunil Arora

Q. T N Seshan was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India.

1. False
2. True

Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India?

1. The process of dismissing the CEC is hard on purpose in order to enable him or her to do the job impartially.
2. The term of a CEC is 6 years.
3. If the CEC's term ends before he or she turns 70, then he or she has to resign.
4. The CEC gets the same salary as the Supreme Court judges.

Q. Which among the following Chief Election Commissioners served from 1990 to 1996?

1. Sukumar Sen
2. Om Prakash Rawat
3. T N Seshan
4. Sunil Arora

Q. I entered the Indian Civil Service in 1921. Then, in March 1951, I took over an important position. I was given the herculean task of conducting an event which involved more than 17.32 crore people. For the integral role I played in shaping Indian democracy, I was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1954.

Who am I? What was my position?

1. T.N. Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner
2. Sukumar Sen, Chief Election Commissioner
3. Subramanian Swamy, Chief Electoral Officer
4. Sukumar Sen, Chief Electoral Officer