The Parliament (Indian Polity and Governance) Part-IV

Total Questions: 30

11. Given below is a list of States along with seats allotted to them in the Council of States. Which one of them is not matched: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2009]

 

List-IList-II
(a) Madhya Pradesh16
(b) Maharashtra19
(c) Tamil Nadu18
(d) West Bengal16
Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:There were 16 seats in Madhya Pradesh for the Council of states before the bifurcation of Madhya Pradesh, later 5 seats were allotted to Chhattisgarh. So now Madhya Pradesh has 11 seats allotted for the Council of States.
  • The representatives of States in the Rajya Sabha are elected by the elected members of State Legislative Assemblies.
  • The election in the Rajya Sabha is held in accordance with the System of Proportional Representation by means of the Single Transferable Vote.
  • The seats are allotted to the States in the Rajya Sabha based on the population of that particular State.
    ∗ Hence, the number of representatives varies from State to State.

12. Match the List-I with List-II and give correct answer by using code given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]

 

List-I (States)List-I (Seats)
A. Andhra Pradesh1. 18
B. Maharashtra2. 19
C. Karnataka3. 12
D. West Bengal4. 16

 

 

Code :
ABCD
(a)1234
(b)2134
(c)2143
(d)4231
Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:At the time when this question was asked, the correct answer was option (a), but in the current context, none of the options is correct. The number of members elected to Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra, Karnataka and West Bengal are 19,12 and 16, respectively.

Note: In June 2014, Andhra Pradesh was divided and a new state, Telangana was formed. Now, Andhra Pradesh has total 11 seats and the remaining 7 seats have been allotted to Telangana.

13. Match the List-1 with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

List-I (Name of States)List-I (Seats in Rajya Sabha)
A. Jharkhand1. 07
B. Uttarakhand2. 05
C. Chhattisgarh3. 03
D. Punjab4. 06

 

 

Code :
ABCD
(a)2413
(b)1234
(c)3142
(d)4321
Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:The Correct matches are as follow-
List-I (Name of States)List-I (Seats in Rajya Sabha)
Jharkhand06
Uttarakhand03
Chhattisgarh05
Punjab07

14. Match List -1 with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

List-I (Name of States)List-I (Representation in Rajya Sabha)
A. Rajasthan1. 10
B. Gujarat2. 07
C. Karnataka3. 11
D. Punjab4. 12

 

 

Code :
ABCD
(a)1342
(b)2341
(c)1234
(d)4321
Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:
List-I (Name of States)List-I (Representation in Rajya Sabha)
Rajasthan10
Gujarat11
Karnataka12
Punjab07

15. Match List -1 with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

List-I (Name of States)List-I (Number of Member in Rajya Sabha)
A. Gujarat1. 09
B. Karnataka2. 11
C. Keral3. 12
D. Odisha4. 10

 

 

Code :
ABCD
(a)1432
(b)3241
(c)2314
(d)1234
Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:The match of List-I with List-II is as follows-
List-I (Name of States)List-I (Number of Member in Rajya Sabha)
Gujarat11
Karnataka12
Keral09
Odisha10

Note: Number of members from U.P. in Rajya Sabha is 31.

16. Arrange the following States in decreasing order of the number of seats of Rajya Sabha: [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2022]

Correct Answer: (c) Karnataka Gujarat Odisha > Kerala
Solution:Rajya Sabha seats are as follows -
List-IList-I
Karnataka12
Gujarat11
Odisha10
Keral09

Decreasing order is: Karnataka > Gujarat > Odisha > Kerala. Hence correct answer is option (c).

17. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? ?  [M.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]

List-I (States)List-I (Allocation of Seats in the Rajya Sabha)
(a) Andhra Pradesh18
(b) Odisha10
(c) Tamil Nadu18
(d) Maharashtra19

 

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:Andhra Pradesh-11, seats The remaining 7 seats were transferred to the state of Telangana after its separation from Andhra Pradesh.
  • The representatives of States in the Rajya Sabha are elected by the elected members of State Legislative Assemblies.
  • The election in the Rajya Sabha is held in accordance with the System of Proportional Representation by means of the Single Transferable Vote.
  • The seats are allotted to the States in the Rajya Sabha based on the population of that particular State.
    ∗ Hence, the number of representatives varies from State to State.

18. Which among the following States has the lowest number of elected members in the Rajya Sabha? [U.P.S.C. (Mains) 2010, U.P.S.C. (Mains) 2006]

Correct Answer: (b) Himachal Pradesh
Solution:The number of members elected to the Rajya Sabha from the given States is as follows: Himachal Pradesh-3, Jammu and Kashmir-4, Chhattisgarh-5, Jharkhand-6, Thus, the lowest number of members elected to Rajya Sabha is from Himachal Pradesh.
  • The representatives of States in the Rajya Sabha are elected by the elected members of State Legislative Assemblies.
  • The election in the Rajya Sabha is held in accordance with the System of Proportional Representation by means of the Single Transferable Vote.
  • The seats are allotted to the States in the Rajya Sabha based on the population of that particular State.
    ∗ Hence, the number of representatives varies from State to State.

19. The Union Territories get representation in- [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

Correct Answer: (c) Both Houses of Parliament
Solution:The Union Territories get representation in the both Houses of Parliament. Delhi has 3, Puducherry has 1 and Jammu and Kashmir has 4 members in the Rajya Sabha.

Representation of Union Territories in Rajya Sabha

  • The representatives of each Union Territory in the Rajya Sabha are indirectly elected by members of an Electoral College specially constituted for the purpose.
  • This election is also held in accordance with the System of Proportional Representation by means of the Single Transferable Vote.

Representation of Union Territories in Lok Sabha

  • The Indian Constitution has empowered the Parliament to prescribe the manner of choosing the representatives of the Union Territories in the Lok Sabha.
  • Accordingly, the Parliament has enacted the Union Territories (Direct Election to the House of the People) Act, 1965, by which the members of Lok Sabha from the Union Territories are also chosen by the direct election.

20. Consider the following statements: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2013]

1. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are not the members of that House.

2. While the nominated members of the Both Houses of the Parliament have no voting right in the Presidential election, they have Right to Vote in the election of the Vice-President.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (b) Only 2
Solution:Statement ! is incorrect. The Chairman of Rajya Sabha is the Vice-President. However, the Deputy Chairman is a member of the Rajya Sabha and is elected from amongst them. Statement 2 is correct. The electoral college in the Presidential election consists of the elected Members of the Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies. The Vice- Presidential election, however as a part of its electoral college, consist of all the members of the Parliament, whether elected or nominated.