According to the Constitution of India, the Legislature of a State consists of _________________.

the Legislative Assembly

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the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council (wherever it exists)

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the Governor and the Legislative Assembly

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the Governor, the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council (wherever it exists)

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The correct option is B the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council (wherever it exists)
The constitution of India provides for a State legislature in every state.It can either be Bicameral or Unicameral.The states which have a bicameral legislature consists of two houses namely the Legislative Assembly(lower house of state or Vidhan sabha) and the Legislative Council (upper house of state or the Vidhan Parishad).The states having a unicameral legislature have just one house i.e. Legislative Assembly.

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