Q. With reference to the State Legislative Council, consider the following statements:
1. The minimum strength of the Council is fixed by the Parliament according to the population of the State.
2. One-fourth of the total Members of State Legislative Council are elected by the state’s MLAs.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: D
Notes:
Exp) Option d is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is incorrect. The minimum strength of the council cannot be less than forty members as per the constitution. This is not decided by the parliament. Though the Constitution has fixed the maximum and the minimum limits, the actual strength of a Council is fixed by Parliament.
Statement 2 is incorrect. One-third and not one-fourth of the total MLCs are elected by the state’s MLAs.
- 1/3 are elected by the members of local bodies in the state like municipalities, district boards, etc.
- 1/12 are elected by graduates of three years standing and residing within the state.
- 1/12 are elected by teachers of three years standing in the state, not lower in standard than secondary school,
- The remainder are nominated by the governor from amongst persons who have a special knowledge or practical experience of literature, science, art, cooperative movement and social service. Thus, 5/6 of the total number of members of a legislative council are indirectly elected and 1/6 are nominated by the governor. The members are elected in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote.
