Indian Polity and Governance | The State Legislature

Indian Polity and Governance | The State Legislature

Dec 15, 2024 - 11:35 Updated: Dec 15, 2024 - 12:08
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1. Which is the Upper Chamber of State Legislature in India?

Legislative Council
Legislative Assembly
Governor's Office
None of the above

2. Which one of the following is the period for the Legislative Council to detain the ordinary bills?

3 months
4 months
6 months
14 days

3. According to which Article of Constitution of India, the Chief Minister is appointed by the Governor of a State?

Article 163
Article 164
Article 165
Article 166

4. In which assembly of States, money Bills are proposed?

Any one of the two
Together in both
Only in Legislative Assembly
Only in upper chamber

5. No money Bill can be introduced in Assembly of a State, except on the recommendations of

The Parliament
The Governor of the State
The President of India
A special Committee of Ministers

6. Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides the provision of Vidhan Parishad in the State?

Article 170
Article 171
Article 172
Article 173

7. What is the right method to establish or cancel the second chamber in States?

Proposal in House of People with simple majority
Proposal in Legislative Assembly with simple majority
Proposal in Legislative Assembly with full majority alongwith law passed by Parliament
Proposal in House of People with full majority

8. The provisions for creation and abolition of Legislative Councils in any State is included in Indian Constitution under

Article 170
Article 169
Article 168
Article 167

9. Which one of the following legislative House can be abolished?

Rajya Sabha
Vidhan Sabha
Lok Sabha
Vidhan Parishad

10. In any State of India, Legislative Council can be created or can be abolished by

The President on the recommendation of the Governor of the State
The Parliament
The Parliament as per Resolution passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State
The Governor on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers

11. Under which one of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution, the Legislative Assembly is allowed to resolve for the creation of the Legislative Council?

168
169
170
171

12. How many members are nominated in the Legislative Council of Uttar Pradesh by the State Governor?

1/10 of the total members
1/8 of the total members
1/7 of the total members
1/6 of the total members

13. Which one of the following cannot be dissolved but can be abolished?

Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha
State Legislative Assemblies
State Legislative Councils

14. Which one of the following States of India does not have a Legislative Council so for even though the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956 provides for it?

Maharashtra
Bihar
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh

15. Which of the following States does not have Bi-cameral Legislature?

Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Karnataka
Bihar

16. In which of the following States Legislative Council does not exist?

Bihar
Maharashtra
Rajasthan
Karnataka

17. Which one of the following States does not have a bi-cameral legislature?

U.P.
M.P.
Bihar
Karnataka

18. Which of the following Articles of Indian Constitution consists the provision of the election of Legislative Assemblies of States

Article 170
Article 176
Article 178
None of these

19. Which one of the following states is an exception to the provision of Article 170 which says that State Legislative Assembly of a State shall consist of not less than sixty members?

Sikkim
Jharkhand
Haryana
Uttarakhand

20. What can be the maximum number of members in the Legislative Assembly of a State in India?

400
450
500
550

21. Who conducts the State Assembly Elections?

Chief Justice of High Court
State Election Commission
Election Commission of India
Governor of the State

22. Which state among the following has the maximum number of members in Legislative Assembly?

Andhra Pradesh
West Begal
Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh

23. Who among the following is the final authority to decide any question relating to disqualification of a Member of a House of Legislature of a State?

Governor
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Chief Minister
High Court

24. What is the minimum age limit prescribed for the membership of Legislative Assembly?

18 years
25 years
21 years
No age limit

25. If the Speaker of Legislative Assembly of a State wants to resign, he will give his resignation to

Chief Minister
Governor
Deputy Speaker
President of India

26. The Speaker continues to be the Speaker even after the dissolution of the Assembly until

Immediately before the first sitting of the new Assembly constituted after dissolution
The election of the new Speaker
He desires
None of the above

27. How long can a Minister continue without being elected to the State Assembly?

One year
Six months
Three years
Three months

28. Pay and allowances of the Ministers of a State Government are determined by the

Chief Minister
Governor
Chief Secretary
State Legislative Assembly

29. Who prorogues the Vidhan Sabha of a State?

Governor
Vidhan Sabha Speaker
Chief Minister
Law Minister

30. After the Ayodhya incident in 1992, Vidhan Sabha in some States was dissolved. Out of the following, in which state the Vidhan Sabha was not dissolved?

Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Bihar

31. Which one of the following is responsible for establishing 'the Contingency Fund of the State'?

The Legislature of the State
Parliament
President
None of the above

32. Which is the only State in India to have the Common Civil Code?

Jammu and Kashmir
Mizoram
Nagaland
Goa

33. How many re-organised States had Bi-cameral Legislatures in 1956?

5
10
15
18

34. Accounts of the States are control-led by the

Governor
Chief Minister
State Finance Secretary
Comptroller and Auditor General

35. The 'Contingency Fund' of the State is operated by

The Governor of the State
The Chief Minister of the State
The State Finance Minister
State Legislature

36. Which Article of the Constitution defines the duties of the Chief Minister?

Article 162
Article 164
Article 165
Article 167

37. Which Indian State had the first woman Chief Minister?

U.P.
Bihar
Tamil Nadu
Delhi

38. The 1st Woman Chief Minister of an Indian State was

Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
Sucheta Kripalani
Nandini Satipathi
Sarojini Naidu

39. The nomenclature of the Executive Head of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir was changed from Sadar-e-Riyasat to Governor in 1965 by

A Lok Sabha Resolution
The Executive Order of the President
Th 6th Amendment in the State Constitution of J&K
The State Government under Article 371