Consider the following statements:1.According to the Constitution of India a person who is eligible to vote can be made a minister in a State for six months even if he/she is not a member of the Legislature of that State2.According to the Representation of People Act, 1951, a person convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced to imprisonment for five years is permanently disqualified from contesting an election even after his release from prisonWhich of the statements given above is are correct?

1. A

   1 only

   1 only. A voter cannot be parked as minister for six months merely on that wording; the six-month rule is about a minister who is not a member of the House.

2. B

   2 only

   2 only. Disqualification after a five-year sentence is for six years from release, not permanent.

3. C

   Both 1 and 2

   Both. Both fail as keyed.

4. D

   Neither 1 nor 2

   Neither. Statement 1 misstates Article 164(4)/75(5). Statement 2’s lifelong bar is false under the RPA.

Summary. Official key is (d) neither. A non-member may be a minister for six consecutive months — that is not the same as ‘any voter can be made minister’. A conviction with a five-year sentence bars contest for six years after release, not for life.