Question

Which one among the following pairs is correctly matched?
(A) Power of parliament : creating a new state
(B) Power of state legislature : altering the name of state
(C) Equality before law : Guaranteed to both Indian citizen and non-citizen
(D) Equality of opportunity : Guaranteed to only Indian citizen

Answer 1

Hint The state legislature can make laws On the subject of state list and the concurrent list. it can enact any bill on any subject of state list which becomes an act with the signature of governor.

Complete answer:
1. The state legislative council is the upper house in those state of India that have a bicameral state legislature
2. The lower house being the state legislative assembly its establishment is defined in article 169 of the constitution of India .
3. The size of the state legislative council cannot be more than 1/3 of the membership of the legislative assembly. However, its size cannot be less than 40 members.

Qualification and tenure
1. MCL must be a citizen of India at least 30 years old, mental sound, not an insolent, they must be enrolled on the voters list of the state for which he or she is contesting an election
He or she may not be a member of parliament and member of state legislative assembly at the same time
2. The tenure of MCLs is six year. 1/3 of the members of the legislative council retired after two year.
3. 1/6 are nominated by the governor from persons having knowledge or practical experience in fields such as legislature, science, arts, the cooperative movement and social services.

Function :
1. State legislatures serve 3 primary functions they perform a lawmaking function by researching, writing and passing legislations. Members represent their districts and work to meet requests for help from citizens within it. Finally, legislatures perform an oversight function for the executive branch.

Thus, the correct option is (B)

Note: The legislative council can either make or break a state government. The legislative council also has no role in passing Finance Bills. But some of the power it has is that the chairman and deputy chairman of the state legislative council enjoy the same status of cabinet ministers in the state.