Political Scenario (Uttar Pradesh)

Total Questions: 35

11. In Assembly elections of Uttar Pradesh held in Feb. 2002 the position of elected MLAs of main political parties has been : [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]

	Samajwadi	B.S.P.	B.J.P.	Congress
(a)	141	99	97	27
(b)	142	102	92	23
(c)	143	98	88	25
(d)	145	101	94	26

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:The seats won by the above political parties in elections held in year 2002, 2017 and 2022 are as follows-

Political Party	Seats in 2002	Seats in 2017	Seats in 2022
Samajwadi Party	143	47	111
Bahujan Samaj Party	98	19	01
Bhartiya Janta Party	88	312	255
Congress	25	7	02

12. Who has been unanimously elected as the speaker of 16th legislative assembly of Uttar Pradesh? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]

(a) Sukhdeo Rajbhar
(b) Mata Prasad Pandey
(c) Syed Ahmad Bukhari
(d) Naresh Uttam

Correct Answer: (b) Mata Prasad Pandey

Solution:The Speaker of the sixteenth Legislative Assembly was Mata Prasad Pandey (April, 2012). The current speaker of Uttar Pradesh legislatively assembly is Satish Mahana (since March, 2022)

13. How many women have been elected in the UP legislative assembly elections of 2012? [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2012]

(a) 58
(b) 35
(c) 49
(d) 17

Correct Answer: (b) 35

Solution:Total 582 women candidates contested the Uttar Pradesh State Assembly election held in 2012. Out of this 35 (maximum 20 from Samajwadi Party), women candidates won the election. At present 47 women candidates won the election in Uttar Pradesh 2022.

14. When was the resolution to divide U.P. into four States was passed by the U.P. Legislative Assembly? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]

(a) 24-11-2011
(b) 21-11-2011
(c) 22-11-2011
(d) 23-11-2011

Correct Answer: (b) 21-11-2011

Solution:On 21 November, 2011, the then BSP Government of Uttar Pradesh passed a resolution by voice vote to re-sect the state in four smaller states. However it's not divided yet and there is no plan for the same in future.

15. What was the number of the Congress Party women candidates in the second phase of U.P. Assembly Election 2012? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]

(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 7
(d) 10

Correct Answer: (a) 8

Solution:In the second phase of Uttar Pradesh State Assembly Election, 1098 candidates contested the polls. Out of 76 women contestants in this phase, 8 were from Congress, 5 from Samajwadi Party, 6 from Bhartiya Janata Party and 2 candidates were from BSP. Congress nominated 148 women candidates in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2022 but only one won.

16. Chief Election Officer in the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly elections 2012 was - [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]

(a) Anita Mesram
(b) Umesh Sinha
(c) Avanish Sharma
(d) Mrityunjaya Kumar

Correct Answer: (b) Umesh Sinha

Solution:The Chief Election Commissioner in 2012 Uttar Pradesh State Assembly election was Umesh Sinha. He was appointed to this post on 24 September, 2009. Rajendra Pratap Singh is present Chief Election Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh.

17. The total number of Urban Local Bodies, for which elections were held in Uttar Pradesh in November, 2017 is: [U.P.P.S.C. (GIC) 2017]

(a) 653
(b) 652
(c) 651
(d) 650

Correct Answer: (b) 652

Solution:Uttar Pradesh is the most populated state of the country comprising of 75 districts with 18 Divisional Headquarters and an urban population of 4.44 crores. It has 654 Urban local bodies for which on election was held in November, 2017.

18. With reference to the representation of Uttar Pradesh in Parliament, which of the following statement/s is/ are correct? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2023]

(1) Uttar Pradesh has 31 seats allotted for Rajya Sabha.

(2) 80 members of Lok Sabha are elected from Uttar Pradesh.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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(a) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) Only 1
(c) Only 2
(d) Both 1 and 2

Correct Answer: (d) Both 1 and 2

Solution:The Rajya Sabha (meaning the "Council of States") is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Uttar Pradesh state elects 31 members and they are indirectly elected by the state legislators of Uttar Pradesh. There are 80 parliamentary constituencies and 403 legislative assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh.

19. The total number of members of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council is- [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2013]

Correct Answer: (e) 100

Solution:The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council or Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Uttar Pradesh. Its total strength before the formation of Uttarakhand was 108. Present strength of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad is 100. The composition is as follows-

38 members are elected by the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha members.

36 members are elected by the Local Bodies.

8 members are elected by the teachers.

8 members are elected by the graduates.

10 members are nominated by the Governor.

20. The Mayor of any city in Uttar Pradesh [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2009, U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Mains) 2008]

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: