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1. The Animal Preservation (Amendment) Bill 1995 of the Government of Maharashtra which received Presidential assent a month before, excludes which of the following animals permitting their slaughter ?Asked in MPSC CS Prelims 2015
2. A bill of a state legislature becomes an Act whenAsked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2015
3. Read the following statements regarding Rajasthan Legislative Assembly and identify the correct statement/s from the code given below - (a) The strength of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly was 160 in 1952. (b) The ‘Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business’ for the Legislative Assembly were first framed in 1956. (c) There are 22 Standing Committees of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. Code - - (1) (a), (b) and (c) are correct - (3) Only (a) and (b) are correct - (5) Question not attemptedAsked in Sr. Teacher (Sanskrit Edu.) Comp. Exam 2024
4. Which one of the following Indian States has the largest number of members in its State Legislature?Asked in BPSC Prelims Exam 65th
5. Which one of the following is not considered a part of the Legislature of States?Asked in UPSC CDS 2 2018
6. Which of the following States has/have bicameral legislature ? 1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Telangana 3. Bihar 4. Uttar Pradesh Select the correct answer using the code given below :Asked in UPSC CDS 2 2022
7. Which of the following States does not have Bi-cameral Legislature ?Asked in CGPSC Prelims Exam 2013
8. The upper House of the State Legislature is calledAsked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2015
9. The principles for election to the State Legislatures include: 1. It will be on the basis of adult suffrage. 2. There will be only one electoral roll for every territorial constituency. 3. Religion, race, sex etc will have-no place in the formation of electoral roll. 4. The Political parties will be free to have their own norms. Select the correct answer from the given code : Codes:Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2011
10. Which one of the following States does not have a bicameral legislature?Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2006
11. Which of the following Indian States does not have a Bicameral Legislature?Asked in WBCS Main Paper 5 2022
12. How many Indian States have both the House of Parliament?Asked in WBCS Main Paper 5 2023
13. In which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India (Related to the State Legislature) provide for having statutory effect? - (A) 169 (1) - (B) 179 (C) - (C) 183 (C) Choose the correct answer : - (5) Question not attemptedAsked in Sr. Teacher (Sec. Edu.) Comp. Exam 2024 group a 2024
14. The Constitution of India has provision of establishing bicameral legislature in a State. Which of the following statements is *not correct* about bicameral legislature of Indian States? I. The State of Uttar Pradesh has a bicameral legislature consisting of Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly. II. Bicameral legislature of Assam became unicameral with abolition of the Legislative Council in 1947 after independence. III. The State of Uttarakhand also has a bicameral legislature. IV. The States of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Telangana are all unicameral. Choose the correct option using the codes given below :Asked in ARO GS 252022 74 2024
15. Which of the following State Legislatures has one house ?Asked in Civil Judge (Junior Division) Exam 2019
16. Which one among the following States of India has the largest number of seats in its Legislative Assembly?Asked in UPSC CDS 1 2018
17. Which Article of the Constitution provides that the State Assembly shall consist of not more than five hundred?Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 1 2023
18. According to the Article 170 of the Indian Constitution, the maximum limit of members in a Legislative Assembly isAsked in TNPSC CS Prelims 2017
19. Women won a greater number of seats in the following state legislative assemblies when compared to other states (as on 31st December, 2021). Arrange them in descending order based on the number of seats women occupy in the respective assemblies : A. West Bengal B. Bihar C. Jharkhand D. Chhattisgarh E. Rajasthan Choose the correct answer:Asked in TSPSC Group 1 Prelims 2022
20. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched? Members in the Legislative As‐ State sembly (a) Manipur - 62 (b) Goa - 40 (c) Uttar Pra‐ - 403 desh (d) Ut‐ - 70 tarakhandAsked in UPPCS Prelims 2022
21. According to the Delimitation Commission of India and subject to Article 333 of the Constitution of India, what is the maximum number of members that a State Legislative Assembly may have ?Asked in UPSC CAPF 2020
22. Which one of the following States is an exception to the Article 170 as a subject to the provision of the composition of the Legislative Assembly, a State shall consist of not less than sixty members?Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2015
23. What is the maximum no. of members in State's Legislative Assembly of India?Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2014
24. Which Indian state has the first woman CM:Asked in RPSC RAS Prelims 2003
25. As per Constitution of India, the Legislative Assembly of a State consists of not more than 500 and not less than 60 Members, but which one of the following states has 32 Members?Asked in WBCS Main Paper 5 2023