UPSC Essentials : Daily subject-wise quiz | Polity and Governance MCQs on Legislative Council, Article 371G and more (Week 77)

1. The full fig of members successful the Legislative Council of a State should beryllium one-sixth of the full fig of members successful the Legislative Assembly of that State.

2. One-third of the members shall beryllium elected by electorates consisting of members of municipalities, territory boards and specified different section authorities successful the State.

3. There are 8 states which person Legislative Councils.

4. The minimum spot of the Legislative Council of a State shall not beryllium little than thirty.

How galore of the statements fixed supra are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) Only three

(d) All four

Explanation

— The total fig of members successful the Legislative Council of a State having specified a Council shall not transcend [one-third] of the full fig of members successful the Legislative Assembly of that State. Hence, connection 1 is not correct.

— The total fig of members successful the Legislative Council of a State shall successful nary lawsuit beryllium little than forty. Hence, connection 4 is not correct.

— Of the full fig of members of the Legislative Council of a State—

(i) one-third shall beryllium elected by electorates consisting of members of municipalities, territory boards and specified different section authorities successful the State; Hence, connection 2 is correct.

(ii) one-twelfth shall beryllium elected by electorates consisting of persons residing successful the State who person been for astatine slightest 3 years graduates of immoderate assemblage successful the territory of India oregon person been for astatine slightest 3 years successful possession of qualifications prescribed by oregon nether immoderate instrumentality made by Parliament;

(iii) one-twelfth shall beryllium elected by electorates consisting of persons who person been for astatine slightest 3 years engaged successful teaching successful specified acquisition institutions wrong the State, not little successful modular than that of a secondary school, arsenic whitethorn beryllium prescribed by oregon nether immoderate instrumentality made by Parliament;

(iv) one-third shall beryllium elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly of the State from amongst persons who are not members of the Assembly; and

(v) the remainder shall beryllium nominated by the Governor

— The members to beryllium nominated by the Governor shall dwell of persons having peculiar cognition oregon applicable acquisition successful respect of specified matters arsenic the following, namely:— Literature, science, art, co-operative question and societal service.

— India has six states with Legislative Councils,: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh. Hence, connection 3 is not correct.

Therefore, enactment (a) is the close answer.

(Other Source: Constitution of India)

QUESTION 2

As per Article 371G of the Constitution of India, peculiar provisions person been made with respect to the authorities of Mizoram. Accordingly, nary Act of Parliament shall use connected definite matters unless the Legislature Assembly of Mizoram truthful decides by a resolution. Which 1 of the pursuing matters is not covered nether this article? (UPSC CDS-II 2024)

(a) Religious oregon societal practices of the Mizos

(b) Mizo customary instrumentality and procedures

(c) Administration of civilian and transgression justness involving decisions according to Mizo customary law

(d) Ownership and transportation of earthy resources

Explanation

— Article 371G of the Constitution of India provides for the peculiar proviso with respect to the State of Mizoram.

— Notwithstanding thing successful this Constitution,—

(a) nary Act of Parliament successful respect of—

(i) religious oregon societal practices of the Mizos;

(ii) Mizo customary instrumentality and procedure;

(iii) administration of civilian and transgression justness involving decisions according to Mizo customary law;

(iv) ownership and transportation of land;

shall use to the State of Mizoram unless the Legislative Assembly of the State of Mizoram by a resolution.

— Nothing successful this clause shall use to immoderate Central Act successful unit successful the Union territory of Mizoram instantly earlier the commencement of the Constitution (Fifty-third Amendment) Act, 1986.

(b) the Legislative Assembly of the State of Mizoram shall dwell of not little than forty members.

Therefore, enactment (d) is the close answer.

(Other Source: Constitution of India)

QUESTION 3

The Constitution (71st Amendment) Act, 1992 amends the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution to see which of the pursuing languages?

1. Assamese

2. Nepali

3. Manipuri

4. Sindhi

Select the close reply utilizing the codification fixed below:

(a) 2 and 3

(b) 1 and 4

(c) 1 and 3

(d) 2 and 4

Explanation

— The Constitutional provisions relating to the Eighth Schedule hap successful nonfiction 344(1) and 351 of the Constitution.

— The Eighth Schedule to the Constitution consists of the pursuing 22 languages:-

— (1) Assamese, (2) Bengali, (3) Gujarati, (4) Hindi, (5) Kannada, (6) Kashmiri, (7) Konkani, (8) Malayalam, (9) Manipuri, (10) Marathi, (11) Nepali, (12) Oriya, (13) Punjabi, (14) Sanskrit, (15) Sindhi, (16) Tamil, (17) Telugu, (18) Urdu (19) Bodo, (20) Santhali, (21) Maithili and (22) Dogri.

— Of these languages, 14 were archetypal incorporated into the Constitution. The Sindhi connection was added successful 1967. Three further languages, Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali, were added successful 1992. Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali were added successful 2004.

Therefore, enactment (a) is the close answer.

QUESTION 4

With notation to the Member of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) Scheme, see the pursuing statements:

1. All the members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are eligible for this scheme.

2. This strategy was announced by the Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao.

Which of the statements fixed supra are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation

— MPLAD is simply a cardinal authorities scheme, nether which MPs tin urge improvement programmes involving spending of Rs 5 crore each twelvemonth successful their respective constituencies.

— The strategy was announced by the Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao connected December 23, 1993 successful Lok Sabha. Hence, connection 2 is correct.

— The Members of Parliament Local Area Development Division is entrusted with the work of implementation of Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS). MPs from some Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, including nominated ones, tin bash so. Hence, connection 1 is correct.

— MPs bash not person immoderate wealth nether these schemes. The authorities transfers it straight to the respective section authorities.

— The legislators tin lone urge works successful their constituencies based connected a acceptable of guidelines. For the MPLAD Scheme, the guidelines absorption connected the instauration of durable assemblage assets similar roads, schoolhouse buildings, etc.

— Non-durable plus recommendations tin lone beryllium made successful definite circumstances. For example, past month, the authorities authorised the usage of MPLAD funds to acquisition idiosyncratic extortion equipment, coronavirus investigating kits, and different items.

Therefore, enactment (c) is the close answer.

QUESTION 5

Which of the pursuing articles of the Constitution of India provides for extortion of monuments and places and objects of nationalist importance?

(a) Article 50

(b) Article 47

(c) Article 48

(d) Article 49

Explanation

— Article 49 of the Constitution of India provides for the extortion of monuments and places and objects of nationalist importance.

— It shall beryllium the work of the State to support each monument oregon spot oregon entity of creator oregon historical interest, [declared by oregon nether instrumentality made by Parliament] to beryllium of nationalist importance, from spoliation, disfigurement, destruction, removal, disposal oregon export, arsenic the lawsuit whitethorn be.

Therefore, enactment (d) is the close answer.

(Source: Constitution of India)

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