State Legislative Assembly and Legislative Councils

State Legislative Assembly and Legislative Councils

State Legislature

• Consists of the Governor and the Legislative Assembly

• In some states there are two houses - Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council

• Bihar, UP, Maharashtra, Karnataka have two Houses in the state.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does not have two houses in the State Legislature

• Bihar

• UP

• Maharashtra

• Sikkim

Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha)

• Lower House of State

• Members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected by the people

• Legislative Assembly members are elected by for a term of 5 years

• Speaker is the presiding officer of Legislative Assembly

Multiple Choice

The Lower House of State Legislature is

• Vidhan Sabha

• Vidhan Parishad

Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha)

• Minimum age of membership in the Legislative Assembly is 25 years

• All the states in India have Legislative Assembly

• Legislative Assembly members are elected by for a term of 5 years

• Maximum number of members is 500 and the minimum members are 60

Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad)

• Legislative Council is the upper house of the State Legislature.

• The indirect election is the mode of electing members of Legislative Council

• Members of Legislative Council are elected by state legislative assembly, local bodies etc.

• Legislative Council members are elected for a term of 6 years.

Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad)

• Chairman is the presiding officer of Legislative Council

• Minimum age of membership in Legislative Council is 30 years

• Only 6 states in India have Legislative Council – Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.

• The number of members should be one-third of the total number of members in the Legislative Assembly. The number of members should not be less than 40.

Multiple Choice

Which is the Upper House of State Legislature

• Vidhan Sabha

• Vidhan Parishad

Multiple Choice

How many states in India have Legislative Council

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

Multiple Choice

Minimum age for Legislative Assembly is

• 25 years

• 18 years

• 30 years

• 28 years

Multiple Choice

Maximum members in State Legislative Assembly is

• 400

• 450

• 500

• 550

Multiple Choice

Minimum age for Legislative Council is

• 30

• 25

• 35

• 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following has a direct election of members

• Legislative Assembly

• Legislative Council

Multiple Choice

How many states in India have Legislative Council

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8