UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2019

Consider the following statements: 1. The Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959 exempts several posts from disqualification on the grounds of 'Office of Profit'. 2. The above-mentioned Act was amended five times. 3. The term 'Office of Profit' is well-defined in the Constitution of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 3 only
  3. 2 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer

Correct Answer

1 and 2 only

Explanation

The 1959 Act lists offices whose holders are exempt from disqualification for holding an office of profit, and it has been amended five times (1960, 1992, 1993, 2006, 2013). The Constitution does not define 'office of profit' - its meaning has evolved through judicial interpretation - so statement 3 is incorrect.

Topics: disqualification of members, office of profit, parliament, polity