Multiple choice

In the Presidential elections in India, every elected member of the Legislative Assembly of a state shall have as many votes as there are multiples of one thousand in the quotient obtained by dividing the population of the state by the total number of the elected members of the Assembly. As at present (1997), the expression “population” here means the population as ascertained by the

  1. 1991 Census

  2. 1981 Census

  3. 1971 Census

  4. 1961 Census
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The expression at present population in 1997 here means the previous census, i.e. 1981.

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