The State Legislature Questions and Answers AP Inter 2nd Year Civics Chapter 7

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AP Inter 2nd Year Civics 7th Lesson The State Legislature Questions and Answers

Very Short Answer Questions

Question 1.
Quorum of Legislative Assembly.
Answer:

  • Quorum is the minimum number of members required to be present in the house before it can transact any business.
  • The Quorum for conducting the State Legislative Assembly meeting was fixed at 1/1 Oth of the total membership (as per Article 188).
  • However, in some states, the quorum will be a minimum number of 10.
  • The Speaker decides whether there is a quorum or not on a particular day.

Question 2.
Which States have Vidhana Parishads?
Answer:
The Legislative Council is the upper house of the state legislature. Its members are known as MLCs. Out of the 28 states in India, 6 states have a vidhana Parishad.

States with Vidhana Parishad’s:

  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Bihar
  3. Karnataka
  4. Maharashtra
  5. Telangana
  6. Uttar Pradesh

Question 3.
How often the State Legislature meet annually?
Answer:
The State Legislature meets at least twice a year and is usually convened whenever the Legislative Assembly meets.

The State Legislature Questions and Answers AP Inter 2nd Year Civics Chapter 7

Question 4.
What are the fields from which the Governor nominates to the Legislative Council?
Answer:
The fields from which the Governor nominates to the Legislative Council:
Persons having special knowledge or practical experience in literature, science, arts, coopera¬tive movements, social service or other important fields.

Short Answer Questions

Question 1.
What are the qualifications of MLA?
Answer:
MLA Contestant’s Qualifications:

  1. Must be a citizen of India.
  2. Must have completed the age of 25 years.
  3. Must possess any other qualifications as prescribed by an Act of Parliament.
  4. Must not hold any office of profit under the Union /State/Local governments.

Question 2.
Explain the composition of the Legislative Council.
Answer:
Members of the Legislative Council are partly elected and partly nominated. Elections are indirect and follow the system of proportional representation.

The Council’s composition is divided into five categories.

  1. Local Authority Constituency: 1/3 of the members are elected by local self-government bodies. (For AP it is 20).
  2. Elected by MLA’s: 1 /3 of the members from State Legislative Assembly. (For AP it is 20)
  3. Graduates Constituency: 1/12 are elected by graduates residing in the state. (For AP it is 5)
  4. Teacher’s Constituency: 1/12 are elected by teachers in secondary or higher educational institutions with at least three years of experience. (For AP it is 5)
  5. Nominated by Governor: The remaining 1 /6 are nominated by the Governor for their special knowledge or practical experience in literature, science, arts, cooperative movements, social service, or other important fields.

Question 3.
In which way Legislative Assembly is superior to Legislative Council.
Answer:
The Legislative Assembly is superior to the Legislative Council because

  1. The very existence of the Legislative Council depends on the will of the State Legislative Assembly.
  2. The Council of Ministers is responsible only to the Legislative Assembly.
  3. The Legislative Assembly is more powerful than the Legislative Council because its members are directly elected by the people.

Long Answer Questions

Question 1.
Write about the Powers and functions of the Vidhana Sabha Speaker.
Answer:
Powers and functions of Speaker: The Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly holds a pivotal role in ensuring the functioning of the House.
The powers and functions are as follows:

  1. Maintaining order and decorum in the House to ensure the smooth conduct of legislative business.
  2. Allocating time for various types of business, including debates, questions and discussions.
  3. Interpreting the rules and procedures of the Assembly and deciding on point of order or procedural disputes.
  4. Putting matters to vote, declaring results, and exercising a casting vote in case of a tie.
  5. Admitting motions, resolutions, and questions, and deciding their admissibility.
  6. Ensuring quorum and adjourning the House when quorum is not met.
  7. Ordering the removal or correction of indecent or defamatory remarks from official records.
  8. Allowing members to speak and determining the order and duration of their speeches.
  9. Naming or suspending members for disorderly conduct.
  10. Adjourning the House in cases of grave disorder or emergency.

The State Legislature Questions and Answers AP Inter 2nd Year Civics Chapter 7

Question 2.
Write about the Public Accounts Committee.
Answer:
The State Assembly derives its powers to setup Public Accounts Committee as per the Article 208 of the Constitution. Public Accounts Committee members are elected through indirect election by following the principle of proportional representation for a period of one year. The Ministers of Cabinet cannot be member of Public Accounts Committee.
Public Accounts Committee performs the following functions:

  1. The committee examines the accounts showing the appropriation of sums granted by the House for expenditure of the state government.
  2. It scrutinizes the appropriation accounts of the state and the reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General.
  3. It shall be the duty of the Public Accounts Committee to examine accounts and balance sheets and the accounts of the state government.
  4. The committee carefully considers the accounting and audit procedures.
  5. The committee is not concerned with the question of policy approved by the legislature
  6. The committee investigates expenditure after it is already incurred. Overall, this committee is generally described as a ‘post-mortem committee’.

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1.
Which article of the Indian Constitution mentions that the President’s Rule can be imposed by Centre on a state when the constitutional machinery fails?
1. 355
2. 356
3. 357
4. 358
Answer:
2. 356

Question 2.
What is the total strength of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly?
1. 165
2. 175
3. 195
4. 185
Answer:
2. 175

Question 3.
Which of the following is a Standing Committee in State Legislature?
1. Petitions Committee
2. Public Accounts Committee
3. Committee on Government Assurances
4. Committee on Ethics
Answer:
2. Public Accounts Committee

Question 4.
A Money Bill can be introduced only in the Legislative Assembly, with the prior permission of
1. Speaker
2. Governor
3. Chief Minister
4. Finance Secretary
Answer:
2. Governor

Fill in the blanks

Question 1.
Largest State Legislative Assembly is ___________
Answer:
Uttar Pradesh

Question 2.
The minimum age required to contest as a MLA is ___________
Answer:
25 years

Question 3.
The total members of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council are ___________
Answer:
58 members

The State Legislature Questions and Answers AP Inter 2nd Year Civics Chapter 7

Question 4.
The tenure of a State Legislative Assembly is ___________
Answer:
5 years

One Word Answers

Question 1.
The Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to which house?
Answer:
Legislative Assembly

Question 2.
In how many states are State Legislative Councils functioning?
Answer:
6