Question

The term of a member of the Vidhan Parishad is _______ years.
A. Seven
B. Five
C. Six
D. Four

Answer 1

Hint:Legislative council or Vidhan Parishad is the upper house in a bicameral legislature. Members of the legislative council are either appointed by the governor or are indirectly elected.

Complete answer:
India follows a bicameral legislature at both the centre and the state level. Under this system the state legislature is classified into two parts- Legislative Assembly or Vidhan Sabha and Legislative council or Vidhan Parishad.
The tenure of the members of the Legislative council or Vidhan Parishad is six years, and one-third of its members or MLCs expire after every two years.
One-third of the members of this house are elected by the Legislative Assembly , one-third by the local bodies such as municipality or other local authorities, one-sixth of the members are nominated by the governor, and one-sixth of the members are elected by graduates and teachers.
The eligibility criteria for Vidhan Parishad is an Indian citizen who is at least 30 years of age and must fulfil all other criterias as are laid down by the law of parliament.
The Legislative council or Vidhan Parishad has two elected officials: the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman. They are elected by the members of Legislative council or Vidhan Parishad from amongst themselves.

Hence, the correct answer is option C.

Note:Legislative council or Vidhan Parishad is a permanent body which can be formed or abolished when the Legislative Assembly passes a resolution. Six out of 28 states in India have a Legislative council, these states are Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.