Tag: civics

Option B 

An ordinary or non-money bill can be introduced in either House of the State Legislature. It should be passed by both the Houses to become a law. If the bill is moved and passed in the Legislative Assembly in the first instance, it goes to the Legislative Council. The Legislative Council can hold the bill for a maximum period of 4 months.

Separation of powers refers to the division of responsibilities into distinct branches of government to limit any one branch from exercising the core functions of another. The division of power into separate branches of government is central to the republican ideal of the separation of powers. Hence, Option A  is correct. The rest of the options do not apply to the division of powers, hence, incorrect.

The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) was formed in 2004 following the general elections, leading to the formation of the Manmohan Singh government.

The reorganization of states on a linguistic basis was a major challenge for the newly independent India, testing the democratic commitment to national unity while respecting regional identities.

In 1984, the Karnataka government established the Karnataka Pulpwood Limited, a joint venture that became controversial due to its impact on local grazing lands.

The Women's Reservation Bill, officially the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Amendment) Act, 2023, reserves 33 percent of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies.

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has historically maintained a significant political presence in Maharashtra and has also held influence in states like Meghalaya.

The Legislative Assembly consists of not more than 500 members and not less than 60. The biggest state like Uttar Pradesh has 403 members in its Assembly. States which have small population and are small in size have a provision for having even lesser number of members in the Legislative Assembly. Puducherry has 30 members. Mizoram, Goa has only 40 members each. Sikkim has 32 members.

The constitution of India has full provisions about the creation of legislative council and its abolishment. The power of abolition and creation of the State legislative council is vested in Parliament of India as per article 169. But again, to create or to abolish a state legislative council, the state legislative assembly must pass a resolution, which must be supported by majority of the strength of the house and 2/3rd majority of the present and voting. When a legislative council is created or abolished, the Constitution of India is also changed. However, still, such type of law is not considered a Constitution Amendment Bill. The resolution to create and abolish a state legislative council is to be assented by the President also.