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Q: Which of the following State has bicameral legislature?
  • A. Tamil Nadu
  • B. Punjab
  • C. Sikkim
  • D. Jammu and Kashmir
Correct Answer: Option D - Indian states Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh have bicameral legislatures. These states have two houses known as legislative council and legislative assembly. In the remaining states, there is only one house known as a legislative assembly. Note:–At the time when question was asked Jammu and Kashmir was having bicameral legislature. In 2019 The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019 was passed which re-constituted the state into two union territories 'Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh with effect from 31st October 2019.
D. Indian states Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh have bicameral legislatures. These states have two houses known as legislative council and legislative assembly. In the remaining states, there is only one house known as a legislative assembly. Note:–At the time when question was asked Jammu and Kashmir was having bicameral legislature. In 2019 The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019 was passed which re-constituted the state into two union territories 'Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh with effect from 31st October 2019.

Explanations:

Indian states Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh have bicameral legislatures. These states have two houses known as legislative council and legislative assembly. In the remaining states, there is only one house known as a legislative assembly. Note:–At the time when question was asked Jammu and Kashmir was having bicameral legislature. In 2019 The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019 was passed which re-constituted the state into two union territories 'Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh with effect from 31st October 2019.