Q70. To which body is the Council of Ministers of a state collectively responsible?
[RRB NTPC UG CBT-I (7 Aug 2025, Shift 1)]
A. President
B. Supreme Court
C. State Legislative Assembly
D. Governor
Answer: C. State Legislative Assembly
Explanation: Article 164(2) fixes the collective responsibility of the State Council of Ministers to the Legislative Assembly, not the Council. A ministry that loses the confidence of the elected Assembly cannot continue merely through support in the upper house.
Q69. The Rajya Sabha is to the Union Government as the ______ is to a bicameral State Legislature.
[RPF Constable 2024 cycle (12 Mar 2025, Shift 1)]
A. Governor’s Office
B. Chief Minister’s Office
C. State Legislative Council
D. State Legislative Assembly
Answer: C. State Legislative Council
Explanation: The State Legislative Council is the upper chamber of a bicameral state, broadly analogous to the Rajya Sabha at Union level. Both are continuing bodies, although the State Council has less power than the Assembly over ordinary legislation.
Q68. Which article specifies that the Governor can summon, prorogue and dissolve the State Legislative Assembly?
[RPF Constable 2024 cycle (11 Mar 2025, Shift 2)]
A. Article 167
B. Article 180
C. Article 174
D. Article 172
Answer: C. Article 174
Explanation: Article 174 governs calling the state legislature into session and bringing a session to an end through prorogation. It also empowers dissolution of the Assembly. A Legislative Council is a permanent chamber and is not dissolved.
Q67. The maximum strength of the State Legislative Council is fixed at what fraction of the Assembly strength?
[SSC GD Constable (25 Feb 2025, Shift 1)]
A. One-fourth
B. One-half
C. One-fifth
D. One-third
Answer: D. One-third
Explanation: Article 171 caps the size of a State Legislative Council at one-third of the strength of its Legislative Assembly. The actual membership is fixed by law. The Council normally has at least forty members, unlike its directly elected counterpart.
Q66. Which is true of speeches made by members in Parliament or a State Legislative Assembly?
[OSSC CGL Mains (30 Mar 2025)]
A. Members can be prosecuted if their speech violates a law
B. Members may face a defamation action for the speech
C. Civil compensation is available for the speech
D. Members enjoy legislative immunity for speeches in the House
Answer: D. Members enjoy legislative immunity for speeches in the House
Explanation: Article 194 protects speech and votes in the State Legislature from court proceedings, subject to constitutional provisions and House rules. This legislative privilege safeguards debate, although it does not confer unrestricted immunity for conduct outside protected proceedings.
Q65. Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides for the abolition or creation of Legislative Councils in States?
[SSC GD Constable (26 Feb 2024, Shift 3)]
A. Article 161
B. Article 169
C. Article 165
D. Article 173
Answer: B. Article 169
Explanation: Article 169 authorises Parliament to establish or abolish a State Legislative Council after the Assembly passes the prescribed special-majority resolution. That resolution needs both a majority of all Assembly members and two-thirds of those present and voting.
Q64. Consider the following statements regarding state legislatures:
A. Article 210 deals with language used in the Legislature.
B. The Speaker may permit a member to address the House in their mother tongue.
C. Only the Supreme Court can inquire into the validity of legislative proceedings.
Which statements are correct?
[SSC CPO (28 Jun 2024, Shift 2)]
A. B and C only
B. A and C only
C. A and B only
D. A, B and C
Answer: C. A and B only
Explanation: Statements A and B reflect Article 210. The Speaker or Council Chairman may allow a member to speak in their mother tongue. Statement C is incorrect: Article 212 protects procedural irregularities from judicial challenge, not every possible constitutional illegality.
Q63. Which of the following Indian states has a bicameral legislature?
[SSC MTS (30 Oct 2024, Shift 2)]
A. Karnataka
B. Goa
C. West Bengal
D. Punjab
Answer: A. Karnataka
Explanation: Karnataka maintains an Assembly and Legislative Council, making its legislature bicameral. Goa, West Bengal and Punjab have only Legislative Assemblies. Councils exist only in states for which the necessary parliamentary legislation establishes or preserves them.
Q62. Which Article of the Indian Constitution prescribes qualifications for membership of the State Legislature?
[SSC CPO (29 Jun 2024, Shift 2)]
A. Article 173
B. Article 179
C. Article 171
D. Article 180
Answer: A. Article 173
Explanation: Article 173 sets eligibility requirements such as Indian citizenship, the prescribed oath and the minimum age. A candidate needs twenty-five years for the Assembly and thirty years for the Council, along with any further qualifications imposed by Parliament.
Q61. Which of the following ranges of Articles of the Constitution deals with the State Legislature?
[SSC CGL (26 Sep 2024, Shift 1)]
A. Articles 214 to 231
B. Articles 168 to 212
C. Articles 243 to 243-O
D. Articles 79 to 122
Answer: B. Articles 168 to 212
Explanation: Articles 168 to 212 of Part VI contain provisions on the state legislature, including its composition, officers, sittings, lawmaking, financial procedure and privileges. The other choices concern the High Courts, panchayats and the Union Parliament respectively.
