UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 21
With reference to the Legislative Assembly of a State in India, consider the following statements :
- The Governor makes a customary address to Members of the House at the commencement of the first session of the year.
- When a State Legislature does not have a rule on a particular matter, it follows the Lok Sabha rule on that matter.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C
Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Article 176 mandates a Governor’s address at the first session each year, and state assembly rules may invoke Lok Sabha procedural practice on uncovered matters; both statements are treated as correct in this question.
Statement / Pair Analysis:
1 (Correct): The Governor addresses the legislature at its first session after a general election and at the first session each year.
2 (Correct): State assembly procedural rules can adopt Lok Sabha practice for unprovided cases; this is a rule/practice arrangement, not a universal Article 208 command.
Option-wise Analysis:
A (Incorrect): It omits true item 2 (State assembly procedural rules can adopt Lok Sabha practice for unprovided cases; this is a…).
B (Incorrect): It omits true item 1 (The Governor addresses the legislature at its first session after a general election and at the…).
C (Correct): Includes all and only the true statements/pairs.
D (Incorrect): It omits true item 1 (The Governor addresses the legislature at its first session after a general election and at the…); omits true item 2 (State assembly procedural rules can adopt Lok Sabha practice for unprovided cases; this is a…).
Review Note:
Statement 2 is not an automatic rule for every State: procedure depends on the rules adopted by each assembly.