Consider the following statements :
- 1. The Legislative Council of a State in India can be larger in size than half of the Legislative Assembly of that particular State.
- 2. The Governor of a State nominates the Chairman of Legislative Council of that particular State.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Answer is Wrong!
Answer is Right!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC IAS – 2015
– Statement 2 is incorrect. Article 182 of the Constitution states that the Legislative Council shall choose two members of the Council to be respectively Chairman and Deputy Chairman thereof. The Chairman of the Legislative Council is elected by the members of the Council from amongst themselves, not nominated by the Governor.