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Q66 (CDS-I/2002) Polity & Governance › State Executive & Legislature › State legislative assembly Answer Verified

Consider the following statements regarding Indian polity: 1. In India, a State cannot have more than 500 members in its Legislative Assembly. 2. The Legislative Council of a State in India cannot be larger in size than half of the Legislative Assembly of that particular State 3. To be a member of State Legislative Assembly, a citizen must not be less than 25 years of age 4. The Governor of a State nominates the Chairman for Legislative Council of that particular State Which of these statements are correct?

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Explanation

Statement 1 is correct as Article 170 of the Constitution fixes the maximum strength of a State Legislative Assembly at 500 members [5]. Statement 2 is incorrect because Article 171 specifies that the maximum strength of the Legislative Council cannot exceed one-third of the total strength of the Legislative Assembly, not half [4]. Statement 3 is correct; according to Article 173, a citizen must be at least 25 years of age to be a member of the Legislative Assembly. Statement 4 is incorrect because the Chairman of the Legislative Council is elected by the members of the Council from among themselves, not nominated by the Governor. While the Governor nominates one-sixth of the Council members, the presiding officer is an elected position. Therefore, only statements 1 and 3 are accurate.

Sources

  1. [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 33: State Legislature > Composition of Assembly > p. 335
  2. [3] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 33: State Legislature > Composition of Assembly > p. 335
  3. [5] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 81: Election Laws > REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, 1950 > p. 579
  4. [2] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 33: State Legislature > Composition of Council > p. 336
  5. [4] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 33: State Legislature > Composition of Council > p. 336
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