Parliament

Total Questions: 50

31. The number of Parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha) of West Bengal is_______ [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 21.01.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) 12
(b) 16
(c) 18
(d) 31

Correct Answer: (b) 16

Solution:West Bengal has 16 parliamentary seats (Rajyasabha), and they are indirectly elected by the elected state legislators of West Bengal.

32. How many Rajya Sabha seats come from the state of Assam? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 04.08.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) 15
(b) 9
(c) 18
(d) 7

Correct Answer: (d) 7

Solution:West Bengal has 16 parliamentary seats (Rajyasabha), and they are indirectly elected by the elected state legislators of West Bengal.

33. Who is the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 22.01.2017 (Shift-III) S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.09.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) President of India
(b) Prime Minister of India
(c) Vice President of India
(d) Speaker of Lok Sabha

Correct Answer: (c) Vice President of India

Solution:According to Article 89(1) of the Indian Constitution the Vice President of India shall be ex officio Chairperson of the Council of States.

The Council of States shall, as soon as may be, choose a member of the Council to be its Deputy chairperson an thereof and, so often as the office of Deputy Chairman becomes vacant, the Council shall choose another member to be Deputy chairperson thereof.

34. The number of Parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha) of Karnataka is__________. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 18.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) 12
(b) 16
(c) 18
(d) 31

Correct Answer: (a) 12

Solution:Karnataka has 12 parliamentary seats (Rajyasabha) and also has 28 Loksabha seats.

35. Who among the following is addressed as the Chairman of Rajya Sabha? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 16.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Prime Minister
(b) Chief Justice
(c) Vice-President
(d) Attorney General

Correct Answer: (c) Vice-President

Solution:According to the Article 64 of the Indian Constitution the Vice President is the ex officio Chairperson of the Council of States.

The Vice President shall be ex officio chairperson of the Council of States and shall not hold any other office of profit Provided that during any period when the Vice President acts as President or discharges the functions of the President under Article 65, he shall not perform the duties of the office of chairperson of the council of States and shall not be entitled to any salary or allowance payable to the chairperson of the council of States under Article 97.

36. Who among the following is the exofficio Chairman of Rajya Sabha? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 19.04.2021 (Shift-III) S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.10.2021 (Shift-III)]

(a) Prime Minister
(b) President of India
(c) Speaker of the Parliament
(d) Vice-President of India

Correct Answer: (d) Vice-President of India

Solution:According to the Article 64 of the Indian Constitution the Vice President is the ex officio Chairperson of the Council of States.

37. The number of Parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha) of Tamil Nadu is(U)_______. [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 24.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

(a) 12
(b) 16
(c) 18
(d) 31

Correct Answer: (c) 18

Solution:The number of seats in the Rajya Sabha from the state of Tamil Nadu is 18. The number of seats for the Lok Sabha from the state of Tamil Nadu is 39, out of which 7 seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes.

38. Rajya Sabha is assisted by the Secretary General, who holds the rank equivalent to? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 24.01.2017 (Shift-II)]

(a) Cabinet Minister of the Government of India
(b) Member of Parliament
(c) Member of Legislature
(d) Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India

Correct Answer: (d) Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India

Solution:Rajya Sabha is assisted by the Secretary General who holds the rank equivalent to that of Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India.

Under the rules of business of the Government of India, Cabinet Secretary is the ex officio head of Indian Administrative Services, the Cabinet Secretariat and All India Civil Service.

39. _________passes constitutional amendments. [S.S.C. Online C.G.L. (T-I) 22.08.2017 (Shift-III)]

(a) Rajya Sabha
(b) Ministry of Defense
(c) Prime Minister's Office
(d) Securities and Exchange Board of India

Correct Answer: (a) Rajya Sabha

Solution:An amendment of the Constitution can be initiated only by the introduction of a Bill in either House of Parliament.

The Bill must then be passed in each House by a majority of the total membership of that House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of that House present and voting. The closest correct answer among the given options will be option (a).

40. In which of the following a proposal to make a law can be moved? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 19.09.2017 (Shift-l)]

(a) Lok Sabha only
(b) Rajya Sabha only
(c) Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
(d) Neither Lok Sabha nor Rajya Sabha

Correct Answer: (c) Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

Solution:According to the category of the Bill, there are four types of legislative processes

(a) General Bill,

(b) Money Bill (Article 110),

(d) Constitution Amendment Bill.

A Bill which does not fall into categories (b), (c) and (d) is called a general Bill. This Bill can be introduced in either House of the Parliament (both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha). It should be noted that Money Bill is the only exception to this, because its motion can be introduced only in Lok Sabha.

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