Consider the following statements 1. The total elective membership of the Lok Sabha is distributed among the States on the basis of the population and the area of the State. 2. The 84th Amendment Act of the Constitution of India lifted the freeze on the d

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Q: 66 (CDS-I/2010)
Consider the following statements
1. The total elective membership of the Lok Sabha is distributed among the States on the basis of the population and the area of the State.
2. The 84th Amendment Act of the Constitution of India lifted the freeze on the delimitation of constituencies imposed by the 42nd Amendment.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

CDS-I

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The correct answer is option 2: 2 only.

Statement 1 is incorrect because the total elective membership of the Lok Sabha is not distributed among the states based on population and area. The distribution of seats is based on the principle of equal representation, where each state is allocated a certain number of seats based on its population. The larger the population of a state, the more seats it is allocated in the Lok Sabha. Therefore, the distribution is not determined solely by population and area.

Statement 2 is correct. The 84th Amendment Act of the Constitution of India did lift the freeze on the delimitation of constituencies that was imposed by the 42nd Amendment. The freeze was imposed to prevent the readjustment of boundaries of Lok Sabha constituencies until after the first census was held after the year 2000. The 84th Amendment Act allowed for the delimitation of constituencies to take place based on the latest census data.