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WBCS Main Examination 2023 — Paper V: Indian Constitution and Economy · Question 11 of 200

Q11
Indian PolityParliament & State Legislature
How many Indian States have both the House of Parliament?
  1. a.9
  2. b.7
  3. c.8
  4. d.6

Answer: (D) 6

Answer as of 2023 — this may have changed since.

The question means States with two Houses of legislature (a Legislative Council as well as an Assembly). Since Jammu and Kashmir became a Union Territory in 2019, six States have Legislative Councils: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Seven was the figure before 2019.