Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Legislature

Question:

What is the name given to a legislature with two houses?

Options:

Unicameral legislature

Dicameral legislature

Bicameral legislature

Multicameral legislature

Correct Answer:

Bicameral legislature

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3-  Bicameral legislature

A legislature with two houses is called a bicameral legislature.

The term ‘Parliament’ refers to the national legislature. The legislature of the States is described as State legislature. The Parliament in India has two houses. When there are two houses of the legislature, it is called a bicameral legislature. The two Houses of the Indian Parliament are the Council of States or the Rajya Sabha and the House of the People or the Lok Sabha. The Constitution has given the States the option of establishing either a unicameral or bicameral legislature. At present only six States have a bicameral legislature.

States having a bicameral legislature are:
(i) Andhra Pradesh
(ii) Bihar
(iii) Karnataka
(iv) Maharashtra
(v) Telangana
(vi) Uttar Pradesh