Which of the following arguments is not in favour of the second chamber of a legislature?

It safeguards against the domination of the lower house

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It provides for representation of the special interests and the minorities

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It helps in correcting hasty legislation/decisions

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It gives representation to the Units in the federation

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Solution

The correct option is B It helps in correcting hasty legislation/decisions
The importance of a second chamber can be enumerated as below:
1. It acts as a check on the majoritarian tendencies of the other house.
2. It is an effective means of co-opting eminent members of the society who would never win an election on their own.
3. It represents the interests of the units in the federation.
4. It also helps in correcting hasty decisions.

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Schedule	Particular
First Schedule	Allocation of seats in the House of the People (Lok Sabha).
Second Schedule	Total number of seats in the Legislative Assemblies of States.
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