alleryWhich tool do state legislatures use to keep a watch over the executive?
ACensus count drives
BCourt sentencing
CQuestions and debates
DPolice patrol drives
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Questions and debates
1. Legislatures supervise day to day executive work.
2. They use questions, discussions, debates, adjournments, no-confidence motions and resolutions.
3. Court sentences, raids and census counts are not parliamentary devices.
_Source: Wikipedia, State governments of India, Powers and Functions_
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