How many Houses does the legislature of Madhya Pradesh have?
- A.One
- B.Two
- C.Three
- D.None; it is governed by the Governor alone
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, one. Madhya Pradesh has a unicameral legislature: under Article 168 the legislature of the state consists of the Governor and a single House, the Vidhan Sabha. There is no Vidhan Parishad, so a bill passed by the Assembly goes straight to the Governor under Article 200 with no second chamber in between.
Option B, two, describes states such as Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, which kept or created a Legislative Council; it is the answer candidates give when they assume every large state is bicameral. Option C has no basis, as no state legislature has three Houses. Option D is wrong because the Governor is a part of the legislature but cannot legislate in its place, except by an ordinance under Article 213 when the House is not in session. Article 169 does allow Parliament to create a Council for Madhya Pradesh if the Assembly asks for one by a special majority.
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Practice Questions
View allHow many members are elected to the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha?
- A.200
- B.224
- C.230
- D.320
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The Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly returns 230 members from single-member territorial constituencies, of which thirty-five are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and forty-seven for the Scheduled Tribes.
Read the full explanation →What is the maximum number of ministers, including the Chief Minister, that Madhya Pradesh can have?
- A.30
- B.34
- C.36
- D.48
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Article 164(1A), inserted by the Constitution (Ninety-first Amendment) Act of 2003, says the total number of ministers including the Chief Minister in a state shall not exceed fifteen per cent of the total number of members of its Legislative Assembly, and shall not be fewer than twelve.
Read the full explanation →How many Assembly constituencies went to Chhattisgarh when it was created in November 2000?
- A.81
- B.90
- C.95
- D.100
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The Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act of 2000 created Chhattisgarh on 1 November 2000, and ninety of the 320 constituencies of the undivided Madhya Pradesh Assembly fell within the new state and became its Legislative Assembly.
Read the full explanation →Who was the first Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh?
- A.Kailash Nath Katju
- B.Pandit Ravishankar Shukla
- C.Dwarka Prasad Mishra
- D.Shyama Charan Shukla
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He became Chief Minister when the reorganised state of Madhya Pradesh came into being on 1 November 1956, having already headed the government of the earlier Central Provinces and Berar, and he died in office in December 1956, only weeks into the new state.
Read the full explanation →Who administers the oath of office to the Governor of Madhya Pradesh?
- A.The President of India
- B.The Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court
- C.The Chief Justice of India
- D.The Speaker of the Vidhan Sabha
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Article 159 requires the Governor, before entering upon his office, to make and subscribe an oath before the Chief Justice of the High Court exercising jurisdiction in relation to the state, or in his absence before the senior-most judge of that court available.
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