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Q.Consider the following statements regarding the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023: (a) The selection committee for the appointment consists of the Prime Minister, a Union Cabinet Minister, and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. (b) It replaced the Chief Justice of India from the selection committee, altering the mechanism suggested by the Supreme Court in the Anoop Baranwal case. (c) The salary and conditions of service of the CEC and ECs have been downgraded to be equivalent to that of a Cabinet Secretary. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a
(1) Only (a) and (b)
b
(2) Only (b) and (c)
c
(3) Only (a) and (c)
d
(4) All of the above

Correct Answer: Option A

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