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Indian Polity UPPSC 2000 GS-I
Question

Seats allocated to Bihar in the House of People is the sum total of seats allocated to:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Assam and Gujarat

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Assam and Gujarat”.
The correct answer is: (2) Assam and Gujarat

The number of seats allocated to Bihar is 40. Assam has 14 seats and Gujarat has 26 seats. Their sum is 14 + 26 = 40 seats.

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