SSC CGL Tier I Quiz : 24.02.2021

A. They had come from different parts of the city.

B. Men, tall and skinny, short, and fat gathered in Dubai.

C. They were all named Mohammed!

D. But, all of them had one thing in common.

A) But after a while they all began to blur in our memories.

B) When we arrived in Bangkok, we took a tour of the city's famous Buddhist temples.

C) However there was one temple, the Temple of Golden Buddha, which left an indelible impression in our hearts and minds.

D) We visited numerous temples that day.

Statement: Bicameralism is the practice of having two Houses of Parliament. At the State level, the equivalent of the Lok Sabha is the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly), and that of the Rajya Sabha is the Vidhan Parishad (Legislative Council). A so-called Upper House is considered important in the parliamentary system, as only a third of the seats are filled every two years and it, therefore, acts as a check against potential impetuousness of electoral majorities in the Lower House. Under Article 169, Parliament may by law create or abolish the second chamber in a State if the Legislative Assembly of that State passes a resolution to that effect by a special majority.

Assumptions:
I. With members mostly indirectly elected, the Upper House also ensures that individuals who might not be cut out for the rough-and-tumble of direct elections too are able to contribute to the legislative process.
II. At present, seven Indian States have bicameral legislatures. Some argue that unlike the Rajya Sabha, the Vidhan Parishad does not serve must purpose and poses a strain on States’ finances.