- Option A is incorrect because a person does not need to be a current member of Parliament to be qualified. - Option B is incorrect because being a member of Parliament is not the sole criterion; age and citizenship are also required, and specifically qualification for Lok Sabha is needed. - Option C is incorrect because qualification for Lok Sabha is necessary but not sufficient; citizenship and age are also required. - Option D correctly states the qualification for Lok Sabha as one requirement, adding that other prescribed requirements must also be fulfilled.
Which of the following statements is correct?
Asked in UPSC Combined Section Officer 2019 20 · Topic: The President (Qualifications, Term, Conditions of Office, and Oath)
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Answer: D. A person qualified to be a member of the House of the People is qualified to be the Presid‐ ent if he/she fulfils other prescribed requirements.
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