Practice MCQ Questions and answers on Indian Politics-GK

Process for creation and abolition of state legislative council is given under Article-169. According to this article, Parliament through law can create and abolish legislative council. Parliament will take up such resolution only when concerned state legislative assembly has put forward a demand by passing it through a special majority.

Rajinder Kaur Bhattal served as first woman Chief Minister of Punjab. Whereas Sucheta Kriplani was first woman Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Mehbooba Mufti is first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and Draupadi Murmu is first woman Governor of Jharkhand.

Rajinder Kaur Bhattal served as first woman Chief Minister of Punjab. Whereas Sucheta Kriplani was first woman Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Mehbooba Mufti is first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and Draupadi Murmu is first woman Governor of Jharkhand.

Sarojini Naidu who is also called "Nightangle" of India, served as first woman Governor in Independent India. She was Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She was also the second woman and first Indian woman to become President of Indian National Congress in 1925. Whereas Sucheta Kriplani, Indira Gandhi and Vijaya laxmi Pandit were first women Chief Minister, Prime Minister of India and President of U.N. General Assembly respectively.

Since 1992, Union Territory of Delhi has been provided with a Legislative Assembly and a Council of Ministers headed by a Chief Minister. The strength of assembly has been fixed at 70 members, directly elected by people.

State Highways in India are laid and maintained by the respective state governments. Whereas National Highways are maintained by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

State Legislative Council has very limited powers in the passage of bills. Only the ordinary bill can be introduced in legislative council. And any ordinary bill which is introduced in Legislative Assembly will move to Legislative Council after passage, Legislative Council then can pass the bill, amend the bill or can delay the bill for maximum period of 4 months.

State Legislative Council is a permanent house and upper house of state legislature, According to Article-168, there are seven states where there is legislative council. These are Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Under the provisions of Article-163 of Constitution Governor in state have to exercise their executive powers either on advice of Council of Ministers or in their discretion. In the appointment of Chief Minister, dismissal of ministry or government and in dissolution of Legislative Assembly, Governor enjoys full discretion. But while giving assent to the bills he has limited discretion as he cannot withhold assent to the reconsidered bill.

Uttar Pradesh has highest number of state legislative assembly seats, which are 403 in number. Lowest number of legislative assembly seats are in Pondicherry which has 30 seats, but it is an Union Territory. Among states, Sikkim has lowest number of legislative assembly seats with total of 32 seats.