The extraordinary result in Indore is the most votes that the “None Of The Above” (NOTA) option has ever received in any constituency to date. The previous NOTA record-holder was Gopalganj, in 2019, when 51,660 voters chose this option.

The Supreme Court directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to introduce the NOTA option for voters, in order to protect the secrecy of voters’ choice.

Source – https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/more-than-2-lakh-votes-nota-i

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Passage 2

Households across the country’s rural and urban areas spent the highest share of consumption expenditure on ‘beverages, refreshments and processed food’ among food items in 2022-23, but some states bucked the trend in favour of other items — ‘milk and milk products’, and ‘egg, fish & meat’.

In rural areas among all major states, the households of Haryana spent the maximum on ‘milk and milk products’ at 41.7 per cent as a percentage of total expenditure on food, while Kerala spent the most on ‘egg, fish & meat’ at 23.5 per cent, detailed report of Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) 2022-23 released by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Friday showed.

Source- https://indianexpress.com/article/business/economy/india

11th JUNE 2024 CLAT

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Passage 1

1. Which BJP’s candidate has won in Indore with a massive 10.09 lakh margin, receiving 12,26,751 votes?

A. Kailash Vijaywargiya

B. Ramesh Mendola

C. Suresh Jain

D. Shankar Lalwani

2. In which year, the Supreme Court directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to introduce the NOTA option as a measure to safeguard the secrecy of voters' choices?

A. 2011

B. 2013

C. 2014

D. 2015

3. Which of this is incorrect?

A. The Election Commission of India clarified that votes cast as NOTA are counted, but are considered ‘invalid votes’.

B. Even if NOTA votes get the most number of votes in a constituency, the next candidate with the second-most number of votes is declared the winner. Therefore, votes made to NOTA do not change the outcome of an election.

C. However, the Supreme Court is considering a petition seeking guidelines/rules for situations, held that where NOTA receives the most votes, to be nullifying the election and holding fresh polls.

D. None

4. NOTA was used for the first time in the 2013 Assembly elections in how many states?

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 5

5. In 2018, the which of this State Election Commission (SEC) issued an order stating that if NOTA received the highest number of valid votes, a new election would take place?

A. Maharashtra

B. Rajasthan

C. UP

D. MP

Passage 2

6.Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) is conducted by which of this agency?

A. NSO

B. SOI

C. CSO

D. NSSO

7. This survey is conducted every how many years?

A. 2

B. 4

C. 5

D. 10

8. On the All-India level which of this category of food had the highest percentage of consumption?

A. Milk and its products

B. Vegetables

C. Egg, Fish and Meat

D. Beverages, Processed Food etc

9. Which of this is incorrect?

A. Beverages, Refreshments, and Processed Food: This category was the most significant part of the food expenditure across many states, particularly noticeable in Tamil Nadu with the highest spending percentages both in rural (28.4%) and urban (33.7%) areas.

B. Milk and Milk Products: Predominantly favoured in rural and urban households of northern states like Haryana (rural 41.7%, urban 33.1%) and Rajasthan (urban 33.2%).

C. Egg, Fish, and Meat: Kerala households showed the highest expenditure in this category, both in rural (23.5%) and urban (19.8%) setups.

D. None

10. National Statistical Office was formed in ___ by merging the Central Statistical Office (CSO) and the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO).

A. 2016

B. 2017

C. 2019

D. 2021