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In the Presidential election in India, every elected member of the Legislative Assembly of a State shall have as many votes as there are multiples of one thousand in the quotient obtained by dividing the population of the State by the total number of the elected members of the Assembly. As at present (1997) the expression "population" here means the population as ascertained by the

(a) 1991 Census
(b) 1981 Census
(c) 1971 Census
(d) 1961 Census
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Answer: (c) 1971 Census

Which one of the following are/is stated in the Constitution of India? I. The President shall not be a member of either House of Parliament. II. The Parliament shall consist of the President and two Houses.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

(a) Neither I nor II
(b) Both I and II
(c) I alone
(d) II alone
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Answer: (b) Both I and II