Nominated Members
Nominated Members is a Polity concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2018). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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भारताच्या उपराष्ट्रपती बाबत खालीलपैकी कोणते विधान चुकीचे आहे ? Which one of the following statements about the Vice-President of India is incorrect ?
(a)या पदासाठी असलेल्या निर्वाचन मंडळामध्ये संसदेच्या दोन्ही सभागृहांच्या निर्वाचित सदस्यांचा समावेश असतो. / The electoral college for election to this office consists of the elected members of both the Houses of Parliament.
(b)ते राष्ट्रपतीच्या अनुपस्थिती मध्ये सहा महिन्यापेक्षा जास्त काळ नाही इतक्या कालावधीसाठी राष्ट्रपती पदावर राहू शकतात. / He can hold the office of the President for a period not exceeding six months in the absence of the President.
(c)या पदाच्या निवडणुकीसाठी किमान 20 मतदार हे प्रस्तावक आणि 20 मतदार हे अनुमोदक असणे आवश्यक असते. / For election to this office a candidate's nomination paper must be subscribed by at least 20 electors as proposers and 20 electors as seconders.
All the given statements regarding the Vice-President of India are correct (e.g., electoral college has MPs from both houses, acts as President for max 6 months, nomination requires 20 proposers and 20 seconders). Therefore, none of the statements is incorrect.
खालीलपैकी कोणते विधान/विधाने बरोबर आहेत ? Which of the following statements is/are correct ?
(a)लोकसभेला नव्हे तर फक्त राज्यसभेच नामनिर्देशित सभासद असतात. / Only the Rajya Sabha and not Lok Sabha can have nominated members.
(b)राज्यसभेवर अँग्लो इंडियन ह्या जमातीचे दोन सभासद नेमण्याची घटनात्मक तरतूद आहे. / There is a constitutional provision for nominating two members belonging to the Anglo-Indian Community to the Rajya Sabha.
(c)किती नामनिर्देशित सभासदांना केंद्रीय मंत्री बनवावे याबाबत राज्यघटनेचे कोणतेही बंधन नाही. / There is no constitutional bar for nominated members to be appointed as Union Ministers.
(d)नामनिर्देशित सभासद राष्ट्रपती आणि उपराष्ट्रपती अशा दोन्ही निवडणुकीत मतदान करू शकतात. / A nominated member can vote both in Presidential and Vice-Presidential elections.
Statement a is wrong because both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha can have nominated members (historically Anglo-Indians in LS, and art/science/literature members in RS, though Anglo-Indian nomination ended recently). Statement b is wrong because Anglo-Indians were nominated to Lok Sabha, not Rajya Sabha. Statement c is correct as there is no constitutional bar preventing a nominated member from becoming a Union Minister. Statement d is wrong because nominated members cannot vote in Presidential elections (though they vote in Vice-Presidential elections).