2018
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Electronic Voting Machines (EVM)
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Voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT)
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Voluntary Voting System (VVS)
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The machine is configured to prevent overvotes by locking out other candidates when one candidate’s lever is turned down. When the voter is finished, a lever is pulled which opens the curtain and increments the appropriate counters for each candidate and measure.
Detailed explanation-2: -The NOTA option was first used in the 2013 assembly elections held in four states (Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh), and the Union Territory of Delhi.
Detailed explanation-3: -Electronic voting is the standard means of conducting elections using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in India. The system was developed and tested by the state-owned Electronics Corporation of India and Bharat Electronics in the 1990s.
Detailed explanation-4: -Voter-verifiable paper audit trail was first used in an election in India in September 2013 in Noksen (Assembly Constituency) in Nagaland. VVPAT along with EVMs was used on a large-scale for the first time in India, in 10 assembly seats out of 40 in 2013 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election.