Under Article 3 of the Constitution, the views of a state legislature on a Bill to alter its boundaries are
- A.binding on Parliament
- B.binding only if given within six months
- C.not binding on Parliament
- D.required to be ratified by half the states
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, not binding on Parliament. A Bill under Article 3 can be introduced only on the recommendation of the President, and the President must refer it to the legislature of the state concerned to express its views within the period specified. Parliament is free to accept or reject those views, and may even proceed if the state sends no reply within the period, which is how states have been created against the wishes of the parent state.
Option A is wrong because treating the state's views as binding would give a state a veto over the territory of the Union, which the Constitution does not grant. Option B is wrong because the period is fixed by the President in the reference itself, and the character of the views does not change with it. Option D is wrong because ratification by half the states is required for amendments under Article 368 in federal matters, not for a reorganisation law, which Article 4 expressly keeps out of Article 368.
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Practice Questions
View allThe United Provinces was renamed Uttar Pradesh in which year?
- A.1947
- B.1950
- C.1956
- D.1960
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The province known as the United Provinces since 1937 was renamed Uttar Pradesh when the Constitution came into force on 26 January 1950, and the new name kept the familiar initials UP.
Read the full explanation →Uttarakhand, created from Uttar Pradesh, came into existence on which date?
- A.1 November 2000
- B.9 November 2000
- C.15 November 2000
- D.1 January 2007
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Under the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000, the thirteen hill districts of the Kumaon and Garhwal divisions were separated to form Uttaranchal, the twenty-seventh state of India, on 9 November 2000, with Dehradun as its interim capital and the High Court at Nainital.
Read the full explanation →Which Article of the Constitution empowers Parliament to form a new state by separating territory from an existing state?
- A.Article 1
- B.Article 2
- C.Article 3
- D.Article 4
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Article 3 allows Parliament by law to form a new state by separating territory from any state, by uniting two or more states or parts of them, and to increase or diminish the area of a state or alter its boundaries or name.
Read the full explanation →Who was the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
- A.Sampurnanand
- B.Govind Ballabh Pant
- C.Chandra Bhanu Gupta
- D.Charan Singh
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Pant headed the government of the United Provinces from 1946 and continued as the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh after the renaming in 1950.
Read the full explanation →Before 1902, the province that became Uttar Pradesh was known by which name?
- A.North-Western Provinces
- B.Central Provinces
- C.United Provinces
- D.Awadh Province
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The Ceded and Conquered Provinces were reorganised in 1836 as the North-Western Provinces, with Agra as the seat of government, and Awadh was attached to the same administration in 1877.
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