Jammu And Kashmir And Ladakh - Study Mode

[#996] In the 12 th Amendment Act of 1975, in Section-48 in Clause (a), the words 'twenty five seats' (reserved for Pakistan occupied Kashmir) were replaced by
Correct Answer

(C) twenty four seats

Explanation

Solution: 12 th Amendment Act, 1975 came in October, 1975. This Act amended composition of Legislative Assembly and Provision relating to Pakistan occupied Kashmir. In Section 48 of Clause (a), the words twenty five seats (reserved for Pakistan occupied Kashmir) have been replaced by twenty four seats.

[#997] There is a ....... for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Correct Answer

(A) Legislative Assembly

Explanation

Solution: The legislative branch of government is a unicameral legislative assembly, whose tenure is five years. The legislative assembly may make laws for any of the matters in the State List of the Constitution of India except "public order" and "police", which will remain the preserve of the central Government of India. The Lieutenant Governor also has the power to promulgate ordinances which have the same force as the acts of the legislative assembly.

[#998] Who issued the proclamation regarding establishment of a Constituent Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir?
Correct Answer

(C) Yuvraj Karan Singh

Explanation

Solution: On 1 st May 1951 Karan Singh then Head of state of Jammu and Kashmir issued a proclamation directing the formation of constituent assembly. The assembly was to be constituted of elected representatives of the people of the state. For purposes of this election the state was divided into constituencies containing population of 40,000 or as near thereto as possible and each electing one member.

[#999] How many Councillors of LAHDC-Leh were nominated by the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir?
Correct Answer

(D) 4

Explanation

Solution: The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council consists of 30 Councillors in which 26 are directly elected from the territorial constituencies and 4 are nominated by the Governor from principle religious minorities and women folk of the district.

[#1000] The quorum to constitute a meeting of the Legislative Assembly shall be ............... members or one-tenth of the total members of the Legislative.
Correct Answer

(B) 10

Explanation

Solution: The quorum to constitute a Meeting of the Legislative Assembly shall be ten members or one-tenth of the total members of the Legislative.