With reference to the election of the President of India, consider the following statements

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With reference to the election of the President of India, consider the following statements:

1. The value of the vote of each MLA varies from State to State.
2. The value of the vote of MPs of the Loksabha is more than the value of the vote of MPs of the Rajyasabha
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

(a)

1 only

(b)

2 only

(c)

Both 1 and 2

(d)

Neither 1 nor 2

Answer:

(a)

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Explanation

Art. 55 provides for uniformity in the scale of representation of different states at the election of the President. Besides, there should also be parity between the states as a whole and the union. For this purpose the value of votes of an MLA and an MP is counted under the following formula: The number of MPs in Lok Sabha are higher so value of vote is larger than Rajya Sabha. Question has asked MPs not MP.