2004 · Q69
69. Consider the following statements :
- 1The Legislative Assembly of a State cannot have more than 450 and not less than 50 members chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies.
- 2The number of members of Legislative Council of a State cannot exceed one-third of the total membership of the Legislative Assembly of that State subject to a minimum of 40.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
PolityState Legislature
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Statement 1 is false: Article 170 provides that a Legislative Assembly shall have not more than 500 and not fewer than 60 members chosen by direct election — not 450 and 50. Statement 2 is correct: Article 171 caps a Legislative Council at one-third of the Assembly's total membership, subject to a minimum of 40 members. Hence 2 only.