Q11
Indian PolityParliament & State Legislature
How many Indian States have both the House of Parliament?
- a.9
- b.7
- c.8
- 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.