UPSC Civil Services Model Paper 6

First past the post or FPTP is also known as Simple Majority Voting .
Hence statement 1 is correct.
In this system the Winner-takes-all voting or Plurality voting system is followed.
The candidate with the highest number of votes in a constituency is declared the winner .
The winning candidate need not secure a majority of the votes .
Hence statement 2 is not correct.
There is no minimum threshold limit to cross.
It allows the candidate to win despite securing less than half the votes in a contest.
The country is divided into small geographical units called constituencies or district .
Every constituency elects one representative .
Hence statement 3 is correct.
Voter votes for a candidate.
A party may get more seats than votes in the legislature .
Smaller parties representing specific groups have a lower chance of being elected in FPTP.