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.
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.
Related Questions
What is the tenure of the elected members of the Legislative Council?
- Six years
- Five years
- Four years
- Two years
Your uncle is associated with a farmer cooperative movement. He has not won any election to the Legislative Council. But he has become a member of the Legislative Council. How has he achieved this position?
- He is appointed by the Chief Minister
- He is nominated by the President of India
- He is nominated by the Governor of the State
- None of the above.
(A) The Legislative Council can only delay the passage of a Bill.
(R) By posing a delay, the Legislative Council checks the hasty legislation by highlighting its defects.
- (A) is true but (R) is false.
- (A) is false, but (R) is true.
- Both (A) and (R) are true, (R) is the explanation of (A).
- Both (A) and (R) are false.
(A) The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly has the right to exercise casting vote in case of a tie.
(R) The Governor of a State decides whether a bill is a money bill or not.
- (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.