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Q1Consider the following statements about membership qualifications and sessions of a State Legislature: 1. A person must be at least 25 years of age for a seat in a Legislative Assembly. 2. A person must be at least 25 years of age for a seat in a Legislative Council. 3. The Governor summons the House or Houses, but six months must not intervene between the last sitting of one session and the first sitting of the next. 4. Article 174 empowers the Governor to dissolve the Legislative Council. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. Statement 2 is incorrect because Article 173 requires 30 years for a Council seat. Statement 4 is incorrect because Article 174 mentions dissolution of the Legislative Assembly, not the Legislative Council.
Q2Consider the following statements about anti-defection law as applied to MPs and MLAs: 1. A legislator belonging to a political party may be disqualified for voluntarily giving up party membership. 2. Voting or abstaining contrary to the party direction may attract disqualification unless covered by prior permission or condonation within 15 days. 3. An independent member is disqualified only if he joins a political party six months after getting elected. 4. The decision to disqualify a member under the anti-defection law rests with the Chairman or Speaker of the House. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. PRS summarises the anti-defection grounds as voluntarily giving up party membership or violating the party direction on voting/abstention, subject to prior permission or 15-day condonation. Independent members are disqualified if they join a political party after getting elected; the six-month window is for nominated members, so statement 3 is false.
Q3Consider the following statements about Money Bills in a bicameral State Legislature: 1. A Money Bill cannot be introduced in the Legislative Council. 2. After a Money Bill passed by the Legislative Assembly is transmitted to the Legislative Council, the Council must return it within 14 days. 3. If the Legislative Council rejects the Money Bill, the Bill lapses unless the Governor summons a joint sitting. 4. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly has the final decision on whether a Bill is a Money Bill in such a State. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. A State Money Bill starts in the Legislative Assembly, the Council has 14 days for recommendations, and the Assembly Speaker's certificate/decision controls the Money Bill question. Statement 3 is false: the Constitution does not provide a joint sitting for a State Money Bill; non-return within 14 days or rejection of recommendations does not defeat the Assembly's primacy.
Q4Consider the following statements about the Tenth Schedule as applied to State politics: 1. A member belonging to a political party is liable to disqualification if he voluntarily gives up membership of that party. 2. Voting or abstaining contrary to the party direction can attract disqualification if prior permission is absent and the act is not condoned within 15 days. 3. An elected independent member may join a political party after election without attracting disqualification under the Tenth Schedule. 4. A merger is deemed to have taken place if at least one-third of the members of the legislature party agree to it. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is incorrect because an elected independent member is disqualified if he joins any political party after election. Statement 4 is incorrect because the merger threshold is not less than two-thirds, not one-third.
Q5Consider the following statements about summoning, prorogation and dissolution of a State Legislature: 1. The Governor summons the House or each House of the State Legislature to meet at the time and place he thinks fit. 2. Six months shall not intervene between the last sitting of one session and the first sitting of the next session. 3. The Governor may prorogue the House or either House. 4. The Governor may dissolve the Legislative Council. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct under Article 174. Statement 4 is false because Article 174 mentions dissolution of the Legislative Assembly, not the Legislative Council.
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6Consider the following statements about the evolution and composition of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly: 1. The total number of members of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly was 160 in 1952. 2. The strength of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly became 200 in 1977. 3. Of the 200 seats, 25 are reserved for Scheduled Castes and 34 for Scheduled Tribes. 4. Rajasthan Legislative Assembly has 22 committees which function as a smaller form of the House. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7Consider the following statements about the State Council of Ministers: 1. There shall be a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at the head to aid and advise the Governor, except where the Governor is required to act in discretion. 2. Courts may inquire into what advice was tendered by Ministers to the Governor. 3. The Chief Minister is appointed by the Governor, and other Ministers are appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister. 4. State Ministers hold office during the pleasure of the Prime Minister. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8Consider the following statements about creation or abolition of a State Legislative Council: 1. Parliament may by law provide for creation or abolition of a Legislative Council in a State. 2. Such a law requires a resolution of the State Legislative Assembly passed by a majority of the total membership and by not less than two-thirds of members present and voting. 3. The Governor alone can create or abolish a Legislative Council by ordinance. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9Consider the following statements about the Advocate-General for a State: 1. The Governor appoints a person qualified to be appointed a Judge of a High Court as Advocate-General for the State. 2. The Advocate-General gives legal advice to the State Government on matters referred or assigned by the Governor. 3. The Advocate-General holds office during the pleasure of the Chief Minister. 4. The Advocate-General has a right to speak and take part in State Legislature proceedings, but is not entitled to vote by virtue of that right. Which of the statements given above are correct?
10Consider the following statements about Governor’s assent and ordinance-making power: 1. After a State Bill is passed, the Governor may assent, withhold assent, or reserve the Bill for the President’s consideration. 2. The Governor may return a Money Bill for reconsideration under Article 200. 3. The Governor may promulgate an Ordinance when the Legislative Assembly is not in session, subject to constitutional conditions. 4. A State Ordinance ceases to operate at the expiration of six weeks from the reassembly of the Legislature, unless earlier disapproved or withdrawn. Which of the statements given above are correct?
11Consider the following statements about the composition and delimitation of State Legislative Assemblies: 1. Subject to Article 333, a State Legislative Assembly shall have not more than 500 and not less than 60 members. 2. Members of a State Legislative Assembly are chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies in the State. 3. The Constitution says the ratio between population and seats should, so far as practicable, be the same throughout the State. 4. For the present constitutional freeze, the total number of Assembly seats is tied to the 2001 Census. Which of the statements given above are correct?
12Consider the following statements about the Governor's address and messages: 1. The Governor may address the Legislative Assembly or, in a State with a Legislative Council, either House or both Houses assembled together. 2. The Governor has no constitutional power to send messages to the House or Houses of the State Legislature. 3. At the first session after each general election and the first session of each year, the Governor gives a special address. Which of the statements given above are correct?
13Consider the following statements about State Legislatures: 1. In every State, the Legislature consists only of the elected Legislative Assembly. 2. In a bicameral State Legislature, the two Houses are known as the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly. 3. Article 168 lists Rajasthan among the States with two Houses. Which of the statements given above are correct?
14Consider the following statements about the Governor's assent to State Bills: 1. After a State Bill is passed, the Governor may assent, withhold assent, or reserve the Bill for the President's consideration. 2. The Governor can return a non-Money Bill for reconsideration as soon as possible after presentation. 3. If a returned Bill is again passed by the House or Houses, the Governor shall not withhold assent from it. 4. The Governor must assent to a Bill even if, in his opinion, it would so derogate from High Court powers as to endanger the Court's constitutional position. Which of the statements given above are correct?
15Consider the following statements about creation or abolition of a State Legislative Council: 1. Parliament may by law provide for creation or abolition of a State Legislative Council. 2. The enabling resolution in the State Legislative Assembly must be passed by a majority of the total membership and by at least two-thirds of members present and voting. 3. A law made under Article 169 is deemed to be a constitutional amendment for the purposes of Article 368. 4. A Governor can create a Legislative Council by ordinance without any parliamentary law. Which of the statements given above are correct?