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Indian Polity UPPSC 2000 GS-I
Question

Seats allocated to Uttar Pradesh in the Council of States are the sum total of seats allocated to:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Maharashtra and Karnataka

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Maharashtra and Karnataka”.
The correct answer is: (4) Maharashtra and Karnataka

Uttar Pradesh has 31 seats in the Rajya Sabha. Maharashtra has 19 seats and Karnataka has 12 seats. Their sum is 19 + 12 = 31 seats.

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