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Who votes to choose Lok Sabha members?Read the answer and worked solution →An adult citizen can vote in which constituencies?Read the answer and worked solution →For how long do Lok Sabha members hold their seats unless dissolved?Read the answer and worked solution →Who can dissolve a State Legislative Assembly early?Read the answer and worked solution →What does MLA stand for?Read the answer and worked solution →Who becomes Chief Minister after a state election?Read the answer and worked solution →India introduced universal adult franchise along with which event?Read the answer and worked solution →What do candidates file first with the election authorities?Read the answer and worked solution →What may the government not do during the election period?Read the answer and worked solution →Who are employed as poll officers at polling stations?Read the answer and worked solution →Which finger of a voter is marked with indelible ink?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year was marking voters with indelible ink instituted?Read the answer and worked solution →Which chemical in election ink makes it photo-sensitive?Read the answer and worked solution →Which organisation began research on indelible ink in India?Read the answer and worked solution →Where were EVMs first trialled in 1982?Read the answer and worked solution →EVMs became the only method of voting in which year?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two firms were tasked with making EVMs?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two units make up an EVM?Read the answer and worked solution →What powers an EVM?Read the answer and worked solution →Which feature stops EVMs from being hacked over a network?Read the answer and worked solution →How many candidates can one ballot unit list at most?Read the answer and worked solution →What problem with paper ballots led to EVMs?Read the answer and worked solution →What does VVPAT give a voter?Read the answer and worked solution →Since which year has VVPAT been used in all Indian elections?Read the answer and worked solution →What does a voter express by pressing NOTA?Read the answer and worked solution →Which court ruled voters have the right to cast a negative vote?Read the answer and worked solution →The NOTA symbol shows a ballot paper with what mark?Read the answer and worked solution →Candidate photographs first appeared on EVMs in which state's 2015 election?Read the answer and worked solution →Does India provide general absentee voting for voters away from their booth?Read the answer and worked solution →Universal suffrage means the right to vote for whom?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Who votes to choose Lok Sabha members?

  1. Only landowners
  2. Only graduates
  3. Only party members
  4. All adult citizens
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Correct answer: D. All adult citizens

Lok Sabha members are chosen by all adult citizens aged above 18 in their constituencies.

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An adult citizen can vote in which constituencies?

  1. Only their own
  2. Any two they like
  3. Any one they pick
  4. All in their state
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Correct answer: A. Only their own

Each citizen votes only in the constituency where they are registered, one person one vote.

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For how long do Lok Sabha members hold their seats unless dissolved?

  1. Four years
  2. Five years
  3. Six years
  4. Seven years
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Correct answer: B. Five years

Members hold seats for five years or until the House is dissolved earlier.

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