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Q. Consider the following statements regarding the election of the President.
Which of the given above statements is/are correct?

A

1 only

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2 only

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Both 1 and 2

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D

Neither 1 nor 2

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Solution

The correct option is D
Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation

The number of votes which each elected member of the legislative assembly of each state and the Parliament is entitled to cast at such election shall be determined in the following manner:

Every elected member of the legislative assembly of a state shall have as many votes as there are multiples of one thousand in the quotient obtained by dividing the population of the state by the total number of the elected members of the assembly.

Every elected member of either House of Parliament shall have such a number of votes as may be obtained by dividing the total number of votes assigned to members of the legislative assemblies of the states by the total number of the elected members of both the Houses of Parliament.

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