Q. Which of the following is / are permanent houses? Legislative Council Upper House of Parliament Municipal Council Select the correct option from the codes given below:
Answer: 1 & 2
Notes: Legislative Council Legislative council is the upper house of the state legislature in India. These are permanent houses as every two years, one-third of the total number of members "retire" in rotation and the house is not dissolved. Upper House of Parliament Rajya Sabha is also a permanent house and is never dissolved. Its 2/3^rd members retire every two years. Municipal Council Municipal Councils are not permanent. They are constituted after local body elections.

2

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