The BJP’s candidate from the Surat Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat has been declared elected unopposed. This follows the rejection of the nomination paper of the candidate set up by the Congress party and the withdrawal of nominations by other candidates.

In the present case, the candidate of the Congress party for the Surat constituency, Nilesh Kumbhani had filed three sets of nomination papers. The proposers for these three nomination papers were his brother-in-law, nephew and business partner. A BJP worker objected to Mr. Kumbhani’s nomination alleging that the signatures of his proposers were not genuine. The RO also received affidavits from the proposers claiming that they had not signed the nomination papers of the candidate. He sought reply/clarification from the candidate within a day on the objections raised. As the proposers could not be produced before the RO within the stipulated time for scrutiny, all three sets of nomination papers were rejected.

Source – https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/why-was-mu

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National broadcaster Doordarshan (DD) has changed the colour of its historic flagship logo from red.
Political parties accused the public broadcaster of adopting a colour closely associated with the ruling political party, especially because the change was made in the middle of the election process. DD said the change was only one of visual aesthetics.
The change in the colour of Doordarshan’s logo last week triggered criticism from opposition parties who accused the public broadcaster of adopting a colour closely associated with the ruling BJP, especially because the change was made in the middle of the election process.

Source- https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-hi

1st MAY 2024

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Passage 1

1. Which section of the Representation of the People Act (RPA), 1951 contains the requirements for a valid nomination?

A. 33

B. 35

C. 38

D. 41

2. After the constituency of Surat, which other constituency has also rendered the result one sided as the Congress candidate took back his nomination and joined BJP?

A. Kanpur

B. Indore

C. Hissar

D. None

3. An elector above __ years of age can contest the Lok Sabha election from any constituency in India.

A. 21

B. 25

C. 30

D. 35

4. Which of this incorrect?

A. The proposer(s) of the candidate should be an elector(s) from the respective constituency where the nomination is being filed.

B. In the case of a recognised party (national or State), the candidate needs to have one proposer.

C. Candidates set up by unrecognised parties and independents need to be subscribed by five proposers.

D. A candidate can file up to four nomination papers with different sets of proposers

5.Article ____ of the Constitution read with the RPA, 1951 provides that no election shall be called into question except by an election petition before the concerned High Court.

A. 326 (b)

B. 327 (b)

C. 328 (b)

D. 329 (b)

Passage 2

6. National broadcaster Doordarshan (DD) has changed the colour of its historic flagship logo from red to what?

A. Saffron

B. White

C. Black

D. Orange

7. Doordarshan is an autonomous public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, which is one of the how many divisions of Prasar Bharati?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

8. Prasar Bharati is a ______ body. It is the Public Service Broadcaster of the country.

A. Constitutional non-autonomous

B. Non-Statutory autonomous

C. Statutory autonomous

D. Statutory non-autonomous

9. Which of this is incorrect?

A. On 1st April 1976, it came under the Information and Broadcast Ministry and in 1982, Doordarshan became the National broadcaster.

B. At present, Doordarshan operates 4 national and 27 regional channels.

C. The signature Doordarshan tune was composed by sitar virtuoso Pandit Ravi Shankar and the master shehnai player Ustad Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan and was aired for the first time on 1st April 1976.

D. None

10. Which of this is incorrect?

A. The original ‘Eye’ logo was designed by Devashis Bhattacharyya of the National Institute of Design (NID).

B. The logo was picked by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in the early 1970s out of a few design options. The two curves represent a variation of the classic depiction of yin and yang, the ancient Chinese philosophy of contradictory and inseparable opposites.

C. Satyam Shivam Sundaram (Truth, Goodness, Beauty), the tagline in the initial versions of the logo, was removed in the later adaptations.

D. None