Question

The 52nd Amendment Act of 1985 provided for the disqualification of the members of PAarliament and the state legislatures on the ground of_____
A. Defection from one political party to another
B. Defection from ruling to opposition side
C. Detection of a member
D. None of these

Answer 1

Hint: In order to prevent or limit certain frequent political defections, a new law was passed in 1985. This law ensures the legislators not to switch sides between political parties and also and provide a stable government.

Complete answer:
In 1985, the anti-defection law was passed by the Parliament of India. This Act was inserted to the Indian Constitution by 52nd Amendment. It further added the Tenth Schedule which laid down to prevent political defections from one party to another.
If any party member disobeys the directives or violated the mandate of the party then the legislator(s) may be disqualified by the Presiding Officer. Henceforth he/she will lose his membership of the House on the grounds of defection from one political party to another.
This Anti-defection law is applicable to both State and Parliament assemblies if a member is prompted by the materialistic benefits, lure of the office or other similar considerations. The main motto of this Law is to prevent ministers from switching one political party to another for any kind of personal motive.
But there is an exception under the Anti-Defection Law. If a political party merges with another political party with at least two-thirds of its members in Lok Sabha, then the law allows the legislators to change their party. Therefore, in such conditions, merging with another political party is allowed without any risk of disqualification in such circumstances.
So, the correct answer is Option A.

Note: Indian Government follows representative democracy. It mainly deals with the citizens of India needing to elect their representatives to create and amend laws as well as policies on their behalf. This kind of representative democracy is also followed in the countries of France, the United Kingdom and the United States.