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Consider the following statements regarding the use of 'Totaliser' machines in Indian elections: 1. A Totaliser connects up to 14 Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) to aggregate votes prior to counting. 2. Its primary function is to reveal booth-wise voting patterns to enable detailed post-election analysis by political parties. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
Neither 1 nor 2
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Which one of the following best describes the main purpose of deploying a 'Totaliser' mechanism during the vote-counting process?
A
To speed up vote counting by replacing EVM control units with optical scanners.
B
To protect voter identity at the polling station level by aggregating votes across multiple EVMs before counting.
C
To allow voters to verify that their vote was cast correctly via a paper printout.
D
To automatically re-count votes in constituencies where the margin of victory is less than one percent.
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