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UPPSC 2016 GS-I Indian Polity
Question

A Bill for the purpose of creating a new State in India must be passed by:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: A simple majority in Parliament

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “A simple majority in Parliament”.

According to Article 3 of the Indian Constitution, a Bill for the purpose of creating a new State in India must be passed by a simple majority in both Houses of Parliament.

This means that the bill requires a majority of the members present and voting in both Houses of Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) but does not require ratification by the states. Additionally, the President must refer the bill to the concerned state legislature for its opinion, though this opinion is not binding.

Similar Questions:

Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I - List-I

(A) First Carnatic War - (1) Ended by Treaty of Paris
(B) Third Carnatic War - (2) Britishers Lost
(C) Second Carnatic War - (3) Inconclusive War
(D) First Mysore War - (4) Ended by Treaty of Aix La Chapelle
  1. A) A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
  2. B) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
  3. C) A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2
  4. D) A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Institution) - List-II (Articles)

(A) Controller and Auditor General of India - (1) Article 315
(B) Finance Commission - 2) Article 280
(C) Administrative Tribunal - (3) Article 148
(D) Union Public Service Commission - (4) Article 323 (A)
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  4. D) A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2
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  2. B) Jammu & Kashmir
  3. C) Sikkim
  4. D) Uttarakhand
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  2. B) Lok Sabha speaker
  3. C) Finance secretary
  4. D) Finance Minister
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  2. B) Art. 370
  3. C) Art. 371
  4. D) Art. 372
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I. Ashok Mehta Committee
II. L.M. Singhvi Committee
III. B.R. Mehta Committee
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Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Codes :
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  2. B) III, I, IV, II
  3. C) II, I, III, IV
  4. D) III, II, IV, I
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  2. B) Mathura, Agra and Gwalior
  3. C) Agra, Kanpur and Lucknow
  4. D) None of the above
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(Provisions) - (Sources)
  1. A) Fundamental Rights – USA
  2. B) Directive Principles of State Policy – Ireland
  3. C) Residual Powers of Center – Australia
  4. D) Emergency powers – Germany
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  2. B) Election of Vice-President of India during casual vacancy
  3. C) Abolition of Legislative Council of any State
  4. D) Removal of its own Chairman
Which articles of Indian constitution are related to citizenship ?
  1. A) Article 3-10
  2. B) Article 4-11
  3. C) Article 5-11
  4. D) Article 6-11
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  1. A) Sati Pratha
  2. B) Infanticide
  3. C) Women Education
  4. D) None of these
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  2. B) A.M. Ahmedi
  3. C) P.N. Bhagwati
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