The political phrase Aaya Ram Gaya Ram, used for legislators who change parties, originated from the politics of which state?
- A.Punjab
- B.Haryana
- C.Bihar
- D.Uttar Pradesh
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The correct answer is B, Haryana. The phrase came from the defections of 1967 in the newly formed state, when Gaya Lal, a member of the Legislative Assembly, changed his party three times within a fortnight, and the comment made on the occasion gave the language a lasting expression for floor-crossing.
Option A, Punjab, is wrong although Haryana was carved out of Punjab in 1966 and the two states share the Vidhan Bhavan at Chandigarh. Options C and D, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, are wrong as well, though both states saw a good deal of defection in the same period. The episode matters beyond its anecdote: the instability of the governments of 1967, in Haryana and elsewhere, is part of the background to the Constitution (Fifty-second Amendment) Act, 1985, which added the Tenth Schedule, the anti-defection law, under which a question of disqualification on the ground of defection is decided by the Speaker or the Chairman of the House.
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Practice Questions
View allOn which date did Haryana come into existence as a separate state?
- A.1 November 1956
- B.1 November 1966
- C.15 August 1966
- D.26 January 1967
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Haryana was created on that date under the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, which divided the old state of Punjab on a linguistic basis, made Chandigarh a Union Territory to serve as the shared capital of both states, and transferred the hill areas to Himachal Pradesh.
Read the full explanation →How many elected seats does the Haryana Vidhan Sabha have at present?
- A.54
- B.81
- C.90
- D.117
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The Haryana Legislative Assembly has 90 elected seats, a strength it has had since 1977, of which 17 are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and none for the Scheduled Tribes, because no tribe is notified in the state.
Read the full explanation →Who was the first Chief Minister of Haryana?
- A.Rao Birender Singh
- B.Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma
- C.Chaudhary Bansi Lal
- D.Chaudhary Devi Lal
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The correct answer is B, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma, who took office as the first Chief Minister of Haryana when the state was formed on 1 November 1966 under the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966.
Read the full explanation →Who was the first Governor of Haryana?
- A.Dharma Vira
- B.B. N. Chakravarty
- C.Birendra Narayan Chakravarty
- D.Ranjit Singh Narula
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The correct answer is A, Dharma Vira, a senior member of the civil service who became the first Governor of Haryana when the state was created on 1 November 1966.
Read the full explanation →What is the maximum number of ministers, including the Chief Minister, that Haryana may have?
- A.12
- B.13
- C.15
- D.18
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Article 164(1A), inserted by the Constitution (Ninety-first Amendment) Act, 2003, says that 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 the Legislative Assembly.
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