NCERT Solutions Exploring Society: India and Beyond Chapter 6 Structure of State Legislatures — LET’S EXPLORE

Book page 157 Updated on2026-09-05

Q1.
What type of legislature does your state have?
Answer

There are only two possible answers, and the chapter tells you how to decide which one applies to you.

TypeHousesWhich states
BicameralVidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and Vidhan Parishad (Legislative Council)Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh — six states
UnicameralVidhan Sabha onlyAll the remaining states

Sample answer (adapt it to your own state): “My state is Karnataka. Karnataka has a bicameral legislature: a Vidhan Sabha, whose members (MLAs) are directly elected by the people of each constituency, and a Vidhan Parishad, the Legislative Council. The legislature meets in the Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru, the building envisioned by Kengal Hanumanthaiah — a freedom fighter, a member of the Constituent Assembly, Chief Minister of Karnataka and later a Member of Parliament.”

If your state is not one of the six, your answer is: “My state has a unicameral legislature — only a Vidhan Sabha. Laws for the state are made by the MLAs in that single House, on subjects in the State List and the Concurrent List.”

Check it yourself: your state legislature’s website will tell you the strength of the Vidhan Sabha, the name of the Speaker, and (if it exists) the Vidhan Parishad. Add the name of your own constituency and your MLA — that turns a general answer into your answer.
Was this helpful? Report an error