UPSC Prelims 2019 · GS Paper I
Question 49: Polity and Governance
Consider the following statements :
- 1.The Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959 exempts several posts from disqualification on the grounds of ‘Office of Profit’.
- 2.The above-mentioned Act was amended five times.
- 3.The term ‘Office of Profit’ is well-defined in the Constitution of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (a).
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959 lists offices whose holders are not disqualified from being members of Parliament on the ground of holding an office of profit, and it has been amended five times. The Constitution mentions office of profit in Articles 102 and 191 but does not define the term, which the courts have interpreted case by case, so statement 3 is false.
- 1. The 1959 Act exempts several offices from disqualification.
- 2. The Act has been amended five times.
- 3. The Constitution does not define office of profit.
How you could have got this
- If you were sure statement 3 is not correct, (b), (c) and (d) go: each of them includes 3.
What you needed to know: The Constitution does not define office of profit.
Only (a) is left. You didn’t need statements 1 or 2.
Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Correct: statements 1 and 2 hold, statement 3 does not.
- (b) The Constitution does not define office of profit.
- (c) Statement 3 is false, so this fails.
- (d) Statement 3 is false.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2019, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.