Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) | Speaker | (I) | Elected by an electoral college |
| (B) | Vice-President | (II) | Elected by the members of the Lok Sabha |
| (C) | Member of Parliament | (III) | Elected by universal adult franchise |
| (D) | President | (IV) | Elected by the members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(I)
Each office in List-I is matched with the way the Constitution says it is filled.
(A) Speaker — this matches (II) Elected by the members of the Lok Sabha. Under Article 93 the Lok Sabha chooses two of its own members as Speaker and Deputy Speaker.
(B) Vice-President — this matches (IV) Elected by the members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Under Article 66 the Vice-President is elected by the members of both Houses of Parliament, elected and nominated alike; no state legislator takes part.
(C) Member of Parliament — this matches (III) Elected by universal adult franchise. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected directly by the people, every citizen of 18 or above having a vote. (Members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by the elected members of the state legislative assemblies.)
(D) President — this matches (I) Elected by an electoral college. Under Article 54 the President is elected by an electoral college of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament and of the state (and Delhi and Puducherry) legislative assemblies.
Note: One item of List-I fits more than one entry of List-II:
(B) Vice-President → both (I) and (IV). The Constitution calls the body that elects the Vice-President an electoral college, and that electoral college is made up of the members of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.