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Consider the table given below: Parliament of India (extract shown)

Which one of the following will fit in the place marked ‘X’?

(a) Ministers who are not Members of Parliament but who have to get themselves elected to either House of Parliament within six months after assuming office
(b) Not more than 20 nominated members
(c) Not more than 20 representatives of Union Territories
(d) The Attorney General who has the right to speak and take part in the proceedings of either House of Parliament
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Answer: (c) Not more than 20 representatives of Union Territories
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Who among the following have the right to vote in the elections to both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha?

(a) Elected members of the Lower House of the Parliament
(b) Elected members of the Upper House of the Parliament
(c) Elected members of the Upper House of the State Legislature
(d) Elected members of the Lower House of the State Legislature
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Answer: (d) Elected members of the Lower House of the State Legislature

Which one of the following States of India does not have a Legislative Council so far even though the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956 provides for it?

(a) Maharashtra
(b) Bihar
(c) Karnataka
(d) Madhya Pradesh
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Answer: (d) Madhya Pradesh