Question

Which of the following statements is/are correct about "Universal Adult Suffrage" in India?

• A. It is the basis on which a person is punished before the law for commiting adultery.
• B. It refers that all citizens irrespective of their caste, education, religion, gender, colour, race and economic conditions are free to vote.
• C. As per Universal Adult Suffrage, women are not entitled to vote.
• D. Article 326 of Indian Constitution is associated with Universal Adult Suffrage.

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (D)

The correct options are
B It refers that all citizens irrespective of their caste, education, religion, gender, colour, race and economic conditions are free to vote.
D Article 326 of Indian Constitution is associated with Universal Adult Suffrage.

The Universal Adult Franchise refers that all citizens irrespective of their caste, education, religion, gender, colour, race and economic conditions are free to vote.
Article 326 defines a Universal Adult Franchise as the basis for elections to all levels of the elected government in India. The Constitution of India granted voting rights equally to both men and women.