This Uttar Pradesh quiz on Vidhan Sabha and Vidhan Parishad of Uttar Pradesh puts 11 multiple-choice questions to you, the verified MCQs published with GK24's note on the topic. Every question carries a full explanation of why the correct option is right and why the other options are wrong, so you learn the fact behind the answer rather than the letter. Attempt it right after reading the note, keep to the timer, and use the explanations at the end to mark what needs another look. Sit it again before the exam as a quick revision of the topic.
11 questions with answers and explanations
How many elected members does the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha have?
The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly is elected from 403 territorial constituencies, which makes it the largest state assembly in India.
Read the full explanation →What is the strength of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad?
The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council has 100 members and is the largest Legislative Council among the Indian states.
Read the full explanation →What is the term of a member of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad?
A member of a Legislative Council holds office for six years, and one-third of the members retire every second year, so the House is renewed in parts and is never dissolved as a whole.
Read the full explanation →What is the minimum age for a person to be chosen as a member of a Legislative Council?
Article 173 lays down the qualifications for membership of a state legislature: a citizen of India who is at least 25 years of age for a seat in the Legislative Assembly and at least 30 years of age for a seat in the Legislative Council.
Read the full explanation →A money bill in Uttar Pradesh can be introduced
Article 198 says a money bill shall not be introduced in a Legislative Council, and Article 207 requires the recommendation of the Governor before a money bill or a bill dealing with the subjects named in Article 199 is introduced.
Read the full explanation →For how long at the most can the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad delay an ordinary bill passed by the Vidhan Sabha?
Under Article 197 the Legislative Council may hold up an ordinary bill sent by the Assembly for a maximum of three months when it comes the first time.
Read the full explanation →Which article of the Constitution deals with the creation or abolition of a Legislative Council in a state?
Parliament may by law create a Legislative Council for a state that does not have one, or abolish an existing Council, but only after the Legislative Assembly of that state passes a resolution supported by a majority of its total membership and by not less than two-thirds of the members…
Read the full explanation →What is the quorum for a sitting of either House of a state legislature?
Article 189(3) fixes this quorum until the House makes a rule of its own. For the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha with 403 members the quorum therefore works out to 41, and for the 100-member Vidhan Parishad it is 10.
Read the full explanation →Under Article 170, the maximum strength of a Legislative Assembly in a state is
Article 170 provides that a Legislative Assembly shall consist of not more than 500 and not fewer than 60 members chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies, the only exceptions being the smaller states for which a lower minimum is specially provided.
Read the full explanation →How many members does Uttar Pradesh send to the Rajya Sabha?
Uttar Pradesh is allotted 31 seats in the Rajya Sabha, more than any other state, and they are filled by the elected members of the Vidhan Sabha voting by the single transferable vote.
Read the full explanation →Who presides over the sittings of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad?
Article 182 says the Legislative Council of a state shall choose two members of the Council to be respectively Chairman and Deputy Chairman, and the Chairman presides over its sittings.
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