Uttar Pradesh - Study Mode
[#556] What was the number of the Congress Party women candidates in the second phase of U.P. Assembly Election 2012?
Correct Answer
(A) 8
[#557] How many women have been elected in the UP legislative assembly elections of 2012?
Correct Answer
(B) 35
Explanation
Solution: Samajwadi Party won the elections of 2012. 35 women were elected in legislative assembly.
[#558] When was the resolution to divide U.P. into four States was passed by the U.P. Legislative Assembly?
Correct Answer
(B) 21 st November, 2011
Explanation
Solution: On 21 st November 2011, then UP Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief, Mayawati, passed a resolution in the Assembly to split UP into four smaller states - Purvanchal, Bundelkhand, Awadh Pradesh and Paschim Pradesh - in the interest of providing better administration.
[#559] The Mayor of any city in Uttar Pradesh - 1. is its first citizen 2. ex-officio member of municipal corporation on 3. ex-officio chairman of the executive committee. 4. Control the entire executive machinery. Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
Correct Answer
(B) 1, 2 and 3
Explanation
Solution: The first citizen of the city is Mayor. The first citizen of the state is the Governor and the first citizen of the country is the President. According to Section 17(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1959, the mayor is the ex-officio member of the corporation.
[#560] A Gram Pradhan in Uttar Pradesh is elected - 1. by all the adults living in the territory of the Panchayat 2. by all the voters included in electoral rolls for the Panchayat's territory 3. by members of the Gram Panchayat. 4. from among the voters of the Panchayat's territory. Select the correct answer:
Correct Answer
(C) 2 and 4 only
Explanation
Solution: A Gram Pradhan in Uttar Pradesh is elected by all the voters included in electoral rolls for the Panchayat's territory and from among the voters of the Panchayat's territory.