Question

Seats allocated to Uttar Pradesh in the Council of States are the sum total of seats allocated to:

  1. Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
  2. Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
  3. Bihar and Gujarat
  4. Maharashtra and Karnataka

Answer:

Option D: Maharashtra and Karnataka

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Maharashtra and Karnataka”.

The correct answer is: (4) Maharashtra and Karnataka

Uttar Pradesh has 31 seats in the Rajya Sabha. Maharashtra has 19 seats and Karnataka has 12 seats. Their sum is 19 + 12 = 31 seats.