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UPSC CSE Prelims 2019 · GS Paper I · Question 53 · Federalism, states & centre–state relations

भारत के किसी राज्य की विधान सभा के संदर्भ में, निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए :

UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2019, General Studies Paper I, Question 53 — Federalism, states & centre–state relations.

भारत के किसी राज्य की विधान सभा के संदर्भ में, निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए :

  1. 1.वर्ष के प्रथम सत्र के प्रारंभ में राज्यपाल सदन के सदस्यों के लिए रूढ़िगत संबोधन करता है।
  2. 2.जब किसी विशिष्ट विषय पर राज्य विधानमंडल के पास कोई नियम नहीं होता, तो उस विषय पर वह लोक सभा के नियम का पालन करता है।

उपर्युक्त में से कौन-सा/से कथन सही है/हैं?

Read this question in English

With reference to the Legislative Assembly of a State in India, consider the following statements:

1. The Governor makes a customary address to Members of the House at the commencement of the first session of the year.

2. 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?

(a) 1 only · (b) 2 only · (c) Both 1 and 2 · (d) Neither 1 nor 2

उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English

Answer: (c) 1 और 2 दोनों

UPSC's key treats both statements as correct. Statement 1 rests on Article 176, under which the Governor addresses the Assembly at the start of the first session of each year. Article 208 lets each State House frame its own rules of procedure.

  • ✓ 1. Article 176(1) requires the Governor to address the Legislative Assembly (or both Houses together, where there is a Council) at the start of the first session after each general election and at the start of the first session of each year.
  • ✓ 2. Article 208 lets each State House make its own rules of procedure. UPSC's official key treats this statement as correct; we could not confirm the detail from an official source, so we do not explain it here.

Remember · Article 176: the Governor's special address opens the first session of each year (and the first session after a general election); Article 208: each House frames its own rules.

Sources

  • Constitution of India, Article 176(1) ↗ “At the commencement of 2[the first session after each general election to the Legislative Assembly and at the commencement of the first session of each year], the Governor shall address the Legislative Assembly … A House of the Legislature of a State may make rules for regulating, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, its procedure and the conduct of its business.”

Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2019, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 1 Oct 2026 (how we verify). ·

Cite this question: UPSC CSE Prelims 2019, Q53 — minimalistias.com/pyqs/prelims/2019/q53

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