Previous year MCQs

Indian Polity UPPSC 1999 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following pairs of states have equal representation in the Council of States?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat”.
Both Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh have 11 seats each in the Rajya Sabha, reflecting their equal representation.

Similar Questions:

Who among the following is appointed by the President:
  1. A) Attorney General of India
  2. B) Comptroller and Auditor General
  3. C) Governor of State
  4. D) All of the above
Main agency to resolve the fiscal dispute between the Centre and States is:
  1. A) Supreme Court
  2. B) Law Minister
  3. C) Finance Minister
  4. D) Finance Commission
In which of the following States Panchayati Raj was introduced first?
  1. A) UP
  2. B) Bihar
  3. C) Rajasthan
  4. D) Gujarat
Indian Parliament consists of
  1. A) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
  2. B) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Prime Minister
  3. C) Speaker and Lok Sabha
  4. D) President and both the Houses
According to Human Development Report 1997, out of six crore Indian children with less than four years of age, adequate nutrition is not available to:
  1. A) 41%
  2. B) 45%
  3. C) 49%
  4. D) 53%
Given below are two statements:

Assertion (A): Political parties are the life blood of democracy.
Reason (R): People generally curse political parties for poor governance.

In the context of the above, which one of the following is correct?
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
The financial relations between the Union Government and States have been discussed under:
  1. A) Article 168 to 171
  2. B) Article 268 to 281
  3. C) Article 278 to 291
  4. D) Article 289 to 295
The reason for the Indian Constitution being the bulkiest is that:
  1. A) it incorporates the experience of many Constitutions
  2. B) it contains detailed administrative provisions
  3. C) it deals with the government of a large country
  4. D) it contains the Constitutions of both Union and State Governments
Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I (Nobel Prize, 1998) - List-II (Scientist)

A. Economics - 1. John A. Pople
B. Chemistry - 2. Amartya Sen
C. Medicine - 3. Daniel C. Tsui
D. Physics - 4. Louis J. Ignarro

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 2 3 4 1
  3. C) 4 3 2 1
  4. D) 3 1 4 2
In any state of India, Legislative Council can be created or abolished:
  1. A) By the Parliament
  2. B) By the President on the recommendation of the Governor of the State
  3. C) By the Governor on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers
  4. D) By the Parliament as per resolution passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State
Which of the following is an extra-constitutional agency?
  1. A) Union Public Service Commission
  2. B) Finance Commission
  3. C) Election Commission
  4. D) NITI Ayog
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List-I (Trade Unions) List – II (Party Affiliation)

A. Bhartiya Majdoor Sangh 1. Indian National Congress
B. Indian National Trade Union Congress 2. Communist Party of India
C. United Trade Union Congress 3. Communist Party of India (Marxist)
D. All India Trade Union Congress 4. Bhartiya Janta Party

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 2 4 3 1
  2. B) 3 2 1 4
  3. C) 1 3 2 4
  4. D) 4 1 3 2