Q. Under which of the following criteria(s) can a person be disqualified from being elected as a member of Parliament:
1. If he/she holds any Office of Profit under the Union Government.
2. If he/she is in detention under a preventive detention law.
3. If he/she is an undischarged insolvent.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Exp) Option c is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is correct. Under the Constitution, a person shall be disqualified for being elected as a member of Parliament, if he/she holds any office of profit under the Union or state government (except that of a minister or any other office exempted by Parliament).
Statement 2 is incorrect. Under the RPA (1951), a person is disqualified if he/she has been convicted for any offence resulting in imprisonment for two or more years. But, the detention of a person under a preventive detention law does not lead to disqualification.
Statement 3 is correct. Under the constitution, a person is disqualified if he/she is an undischarged insolvent.
