State legislature

Question 1

How many states have bicameral system

Answer 1

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, UP, Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka

Question 2

What is the name of upper house and lower house?

Answer 2

Vidhan parishad is legislative council and Vidhan Sabha, legislative assembly or lower House

Question 3

How can a state create legislative council?

Answer 3

If legislative assembly of the state passes a resolution by a special majority

Question 4

And how parliament passes this resolution of creating legislative assembly

Answer 4

Passes through simple majority and is not considered as an amendment under article 368

Question 5

What is the maximum and minimum strength of legislative assembly

Answer 5

500 to 60

Question 7

Name the states which have less than 60 strength of legislative assembly

Answer 7

Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Goa have 30 Mizoram has 40 and Nagaland has 46

Question 8

How are the territorial constituencies demarcated?

Answer 8

Such that the ratio of population of each constituency to the number of seats allotted to it is same throughout the state

Question 9

Total number of seats in the assembly of each state is frozen by which amendment?

Answer 9

42nd act of 1976, at the census level of 1971

Question 10

Freezing of total number of seats was extended by which amendment act

Answer 10

84th amendment act of 2001

Question 11

Readjustment of the territorial constituencies is done on the basis of which census

Answer 11

2001 census as per 87th amendment act of 2003

Question 12

What is the maximum minimum strength of the legislative council?

Answer 12

Maximum is one third of the total strength of assembly and minimum is 40

Question 13

How does the election of members of legislative council takes place?

Answer 13

One third elected by members of local bodies like municipalities.
1/12 by graduates.
1/12 by teachers.
1/ third by the members of legislative assembly of the state from amongst persons who were not members of the assembly,
Nominated by the governor

Question 14

Can the duration of assembly be extended?

Answer 14

Duration of assembly can be extended during the period of national emergency by a law of the Parliament for one year at a time for any length of time. However, this extension cannot continue beyond a period of six months after the emergency has seized to operate.

Question 15

Duration of the term of member in legislative council

Answer 15

Six years

Question 16

What are the qualifications to be a member of state legislature?

Answer 16

Citizen of India,
Must make and subscribe to an oath authorised by election commission.
Must not be less than 30 years for legislative council and 25 years for assembly.

Question 17

What are the additional qualifications laid down by representation of people act 1951?

Answer 17

Person must be an elector for an assembly constituency in the concerned state. If he wants to be qualified for governors nomination, He must be a resident in the state.
Must be an elector for an assembly constituency in that state.
Must be member of scheduled cast of if he wants to contest a seat for them

Question 19

Criteria for disqualification of members of legislative assembly or council

Answer 19

If words any office of profit,
Unsound mind and declared by court,
Discharged in solvent,
Not a citizen of India.
Disqualified under any law made by the Parliament

Question 20

Additional disqualification as per RPA 1951

Answer 20

Must not be guilty of election offences or corrupt practises in the elections.
Must not be convicted for any offence, resulting in improvement for two or more years.
Must not have failed to lodge election expenses.
Must not be a director in which government has at least 25% share.
Must not have been dismissed from government service for corruption

Question 21

Can detention of a person under preventive detention, be a reason for his disqualification?

Answer 21

No

Question 22

What are the disqualification on the ground of defection?

Answer 22

Can be disqualified on the ground of defection, under the provisions of 10th schedule

Question 23

Who decides the question of disqualification under 10th schedule?

Answer 23

Chairman in case of legislative council and speaker in case of legislative assembly, but not governor

Question 24

Is the decision of chairman or speaker subject to judicial review in case of deciding the disqualification as per 10th schedule?

Answer 24

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes

Question 25

How can a seat of any member of state legislator be vacated?

Answer 25

Double membership, Disqualification, Resignation. Absence for a period of 60 days without permission. If election is declared void, Expelled by the house. Elected as president or vice president Appointed as governor

Question 26

How can the office of a speaker of assembly vacates

Answer 26

If he says to be a member of assembly, Reliance, by writing to deputy Speaker. Removed by resolution passed by effective majority

Question 27

What is the duration of advance notice given to speaker before moving resolution for removal of the speaker of state assembly?

Answer 27

14 days advance notice

Question 28

What are the functions of the speaker?

Answer 28

Question 29

How is the chairman of the council selected?

Answer 29

From among the members of the council

Question 30

When does the chairman vacate his office?

Answer 30

Cease to be a member of council Reliance variety to deputy chairman. Removed by resolution passed by effective majority in council

Question 31

Is advanced notice given to chairman before moving dissolution for removal

Answer 31

Yes, 14 days advance notice

Question 32

Who decides on the question whether the bill is a money bill or not?

Answer 32

Speaker decides this and his decision is final

Question 33

How is the salary of speaker deputy speaker, chairman and deputy chairman given?

Answer 33

Their salaries are charged on consolidated fund of the state and are not subject to an annual vote of the state legislature

Question 34

How is Deputy chairman vacate his office?

Answer 34

Same as chairman

Question 35

What is the maximum gap between the two sessions of state legislature?

Answer 35

Six months

Question 36

What is the procedure of prorogation of the house?

Answer 36

First presiding officer declares the house adjourned sine die, then governor issues, a notification for prorogation of the session. Session TERMINATED

Question 37

How are the bills affected after dissolution of the assembly?

Answer 37

Question 38

What is the quorum in house of state?

Answer 38

10 members or 1/10 of total number of members of the house, including presiding officer, which ever is greater

Question 39

What are the stages through which in ordinary will goes through in both the houses?

Answer 39

First reading, second reading third rating

Question 40

What all options does legislative Council have? If it receives the passed bill from legislative assembly?

Answer 40

Pass the bill. Pause the bill with amendments or return to the assembly for reconsideration. Reject the bill. Not take any action

Question 41

What options assembly has for the amendments suggested by the council?

Answer 41

Assembly can reject the amendments suggested by the council.

Question 42

Can assembly pass the bill again , even if council is sitting on the bill for three months or reject the bill suggest any amendments

Answer 42

Yes, assembly may pass the bill again and transfer the same to council. Later on , If council reject the bill or passes the bill with amendments not acceptable to the assembly or does not pass the bill within one month. Then the bill is deemed to have passed by both the houses in the in which it was passed by the assembly, for the second time

Question 43

Who has the ultimate power for passing the ordinary bill in a state?

Answer 43

Assembly has the ultimate power

Question 44

For what maximum time can council delay theordinary bill?

Answer 44

Four months Three months in the first instance and one month in the second in

Question 45

What powers to legislative council has with respect to money bill?

Answer 45

It can only make recommendations and must return the bill to legislative assembly within 14 days

Question 46

Is there a mechanism of joint sitting in state?

Answer 46

No constitution does not provide for the mechanism of joint setting in case of disagreement

Question 47

If the bill is originated in council, can assembly reject it

Answer 47

Yes, if rejected the bill ends and become dead

Question 48

Can money will be introduced in legislative council

Answer 48

No

Question 49

Can president return the money bill if it is reserved by Governor for the consideration of the President?

Answer 49

No, president may either give his assent to the bill or behold his assent to the bill, but cannot return the bill for reconsideration of the state legislature

Question 50

Can council vote on demands for grants?

Answer 50

No

Question 51

Does council participate in the election of President of India and representatives of the state in Raj Sabha?

Answer 51

No

Question 52

Does the constitutional amendment built is ratified by council?

Answer 52

No, in this aspect will of assembly prevail over the council

Question 53

Why the position of Rajya Sabha is above the council?

Answer 53

Rajya Sabha consists of the representatives of the states, thus reflect federal element. Council is heterogeneously constituted, whereas Rajya Sabha is homogeneous constituted. It represents only the states. Pattern of relationship between council and assembly is similar to 2 houses of British model. The house of lords that is upper house cannot oppose an abstract. The House of Commons.

Question 54

Does privileges of the legislature extent to the governor?

Answer 54

No