UPSC Prelims 2025 · GS Paper 1 · Q88

Polity

Medium · Anti-defection / 10th Schedule

With reference to the Anti-Defection Law (Tenth Schedule), consider the following statements:

1. The decision of the Presiding Officer (Speaker/Chairman) on questions of disqualification is final and completely immune from judicial review.

2. The term 'political party' is nowhere defined or mentioned in the Constitution.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?