{"id":85905,"date":"2025-06-01T03:31:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85905"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:31:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:31:13","slug":"which-one-of-the-following-is-not-considered-a-part-of-the-legislature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-is-not-considered-a-part-of-the-legislature\/","title":{"rendered":"Which one of the following is not considered a part of the Legislature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which one of the following is not considered a part of the Legislature of States?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;The Governor&#8221; option2=&#8221;The Legislative Assembly&#8221; option3=&#8221;The Legislative Council&#8221; option4=&#8221;The Chief Minister&#8221; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2018\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nArticle 168 of the Constitution of India states that for every State there shall be a Legislature which shall consist of the Governor, and in States having a Legislative Council, one House to be known as the Legislative Assembly, and in States having two Houses, two Houses to be known as the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council. Therefore, the Governor, the Legislative Assembly, and the Legislative Council (where it exists) are components of the State Legislature. The Chief Minister is the head of the Council of Ministers and the executive head of the state government, but is not considered a part of the State Legislature as an institution, although they are typically members of the Legislative Assembly or Legislative Council.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; The State Legislature comprises the Governor and the House(s) of the Legislature (Legislative Assembly and potentially Legislative Council).<br \/>\n&#8211; The Chief Minister is part of the State Executive, not the State Legislature.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nStates with a bicameral legislature (having both a Legislative Assembly and a Legislative Council) include Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, and Karnataka. Other states have a unicameral legislature consisting only of the Governor and the Legislative Assembly. Members of the Council of Ministers, including the Chief Minister, must be members of the State Legislature (either Assembly or Council) or become a member within six months (Article 164(4)).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which one of the following is not considered a part of the Legislature of States? 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