History & Civics
(A) The members of State Legislative Council are directly elected by the people of the States.
(R) Of the total number of members of the Legislative Council, one-sixth are nominated by the Governor of the State.
- (A) is true but (R) is false.
- (A) is false, but (R) is true.
- Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
- Both (A) and (R) are false.
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Answer
(A) is false, but (R) is true.
Explanation — The members of the Legislative Council are partly elected and partly nominated. The elected members of the Council are elected by electorates consisting of members of local bodies, graduates, persons engaged in teaching and members of the Legislative Assembly and the remaining one-sixth are nominated by the Governor of the State.
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