Q. In which of the following, state legislative council has equal powers to that of the state legislative assembly?
1. Participation in the election of the president.
2. Ratification of a constitutional amendment bill.
3. Enlargement of jurisdiction of the state public service commission.
4. Approval of ordinances issued by the governor.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Exp) Option b is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is incorrect. State legislative council does not participate in the election of the president. Only the elected members of both the Houses of Parliament, the elected members of the legislative assemblies of the states and the elected members of the legislative assemblies of the Union Territories of Delhi and Puducherry participate in the election of the president.
Statement 2 is incorrect. The council has no effective say in the ratification of a constitutional amendment bill. In this respect also, the will of the assembly prevails over that of the council.
Statements 3 and 4 are correct. The council has equal powers like that of the assembly with respect to enlargement of jurisdiction of the state public service commission, approval of ordinances issued by the governor.
