Question

What is the Upper House of the State Legislature called?
(A) Legislative Assembly
(B) Legislature Council
(C) Parliament
(D) Joint Assembly

Answer 1

Hint: In a federal system, the state legislature is a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision. States have the Legislature which consists of two Houses, namely, the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council. Both the houses have different duration, work, and even require different qualifications.

Complete Answer:
The state has a bicameral legislature has two houses. The Upper house is Legislature Council and the Lower house, Legislative Assembly. The upper house of the State Comprises not more than one-third of the total number of members in the Legislative Assembly of the State and in no case below 40 members. In Jammu and Kashmir, the strength is only 36. The system of the composition of the Council is not final in the constitution. The final authority is given to the Parliament of the Union.
There are three roles of the Legislative Council:
a) To represent the people
b) To legislate
c) To scrutinize executive government as a ‘House of Review’
Members of the Legislature Council are chosen in the following manner: One-third is elected from local bodies like municipalities, Gram panchayats, Panchayat Samiti, and district councils. One third are elected from the members of the Legislative Assembly of the State from among the persons who are not members of the State Legislative Assembly. One-sixth are nominated by the Governor from persons having good knowledge or practical experience in fields of literature, science, arts, the co-operative movement, and social services. One twelfth is elected by teachers who have spent a minimum of three years teaching in educational organizations within the state not lower than secondary schools, including colleges and universities.
So, the correct answer is Option B.

Note: The bicameral legislature comprises the upper and lower house. There are different sets of functions given to each house. Legislature Council is the upper house of the State Legislature. There are certain criteria for becoming a member of the Legislative Council. Moreover, it has three major roles.