Q80. Which article of the Constitution provides for the constitution of legislatures in states?
[SSC Selection Post Matriculation (29 Jul 2025, Shift 1)]
A. Article 168
B. Article 170
C. Article 172
D. Article 174
Answer: A. Article 168
Explanation: Article 168 establishes that each state legislature includes the Governor and one or two Houses. Article 170 concerns Assembly composition, Article 172 addresses legislative duration, and Article 174 governs legislative sessions, prorogation and dissolution.
Q79. Who decides disqualification of a State Legislative Assembly member under the Anti-Defection Law?
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A. Chief Justice of the High Court
B. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
C. Election Commission
D. Governor
Answer: B. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Explanation: Under paragraph 6 of the Tenth Schedule, the Speaker initially decides anti-defection questions regarding Assembly members. For Legislative Council members, the Chairman is the relevant presiding officer. Such decisions remain subject to judicial review under constitutional case law.
Q78. The authority to establish or abolish Legislative Councils in states is vested in whom?
[SSC JE Mechanical (3 Dec 2025, Shift 2)]
A. Parliament
B. President of India
C. Supreme Court
D. State Governor
Answer: A. Parliament
Explanation: Parliament may enact a law creating or abolishing a Legislative Council under Article 169, following a special-majority resolution of the concerned State Assembly. The Assembly initiates the process; it cannot create the Council independently without parliamentary legislation.
Q77. The State Legislative Council can delay an ordinary bill for a maximum period of how long?
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A. Four months
B. Two months
C. Six months
D. Three months
Answer: A. Four months
Explanation: Under Article 197, when an ordinary bill originates in the Assembly, the Council may delay it by up to three months on first transmission and one month after the Assembly passes it again. There is no state-level joint sitting.
Q76. As of July 2024, which of the following states did not have a Legislative Council?
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A. Rajasthan
B. Bihar
C. Maharashtra
D. Telangana
Answer: A. Rajasthan
Explanation: Rajasthan has a Legislative Assembly but no Legislative Council. Bihar, Maharashtra and Telangana have bicameral legislatures. Even if a state proposes creating a Council, it takes the specific parliamentary law contemplated by Article 169 to establish one.
Q75. Which article tells about the constitution of the State Legislature in India?
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A. Article 174
B. Article 180
C. Article 176
D. Article 168
Answer: D. Article 168
Explanation: Article 168 describes the constitution of state legislatures, including the Governor and the Assembly, with a Council where one exists. Article 170 more specifically regulates the composition and direct election of the Legislative Assembly.
Q74. Which of the following states has a bicameral legislature?
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A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Kerala
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: A. Andhra Pradesh
Explanation: Andhra Pradesh has both an Assembly and a Legislative Council. Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh have only Assemblies. A bicameral state uses the Council as an additional reviewing chamber rather than as an equal controller of finance.
Q73. Which of the following lists correctly identifies the states having bicameral legislatures?
[MPSC Group B Combined Prelims (2 Feb 2025)]
A. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala
B. Maharashtra, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Gujarat
C. Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Tripura
D. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh
Answer: D. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh
Explanation: The six states listed in the correct option have Legislative Councils alongside their Assemblies. A Council is not universal across India. Article 169 makes its creation or abolition dependent on Assembly initiation followed by parliamentary law.
Q72. Which Article in the Constitution deals with the constitution of the State Legislature?
[MPSC Group B Combined Prelims (2 Feb 2025)]
A. Article 22
B. Article 168
C. Article 380
D. Article 25
Answer: B. Article 168
Explanation: Article 168 outlines the existence and structure of the State Legislature. It includes the Governor and a Legislative Assembly, plus a Legislative Council where bicameralism applies. The other listed articles address unrelated constitutional subjects.
Q71. Which article of the Constitution makes provision for the composition of the Legislative Assembly?
[MPSC Group C Prelims (1 Jun 2025)]
A. Article 170
B. Article 171
C. Article 172(4)
D. Article 173
Answer: A. Article 170
Explanation: Article 170 prescribes direct election to State Legislative Assemblies and provides a general strength between sixty and five hundred. Article 171 concerns Councils, Article 172 their duration and Article 173 the qualifications for legislative membership.
