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The Parliament (Part-IV)

📆 October 9, 2024

Total Questions: 30

21. The Chairman of Council of States (Rajya Sabha) is- [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]

Correct Answer: (c) Vice-President is ex-officio Chairman
Solution:Article 89(1), of the Indian Constitution, states that the Vice- President of India shall be ex-officio Chairman of Council of States. Thus option (c) is correct. The Vice-President is elected by the member of an electoral college consisting of the members of both the Houses of Parliament given under Art. 66 (1) Article 64 also states that Vice-President shall be the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

22. In which House is the presiding officer not a member. of that House? [48th to 52nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]

Correct Answer: (a) Rajya Sabha
Solution:The presiding officer of Rajya Sabha, i.e. the Vice-President is not a member of the House. He is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the members of both the Houses of Parliament.

23. The ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is- [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2011]

Correct Answer: (a) The Vice-President
Solution:The presiding officer of Rajya Sabha, i.e. the Vice-President is not a member of the House. He is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the members of both the Houses of Parliament.

24. Which one of the following Houses is presided over by a non-Member? [U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2010]

Correct Answer: (c) Rajya Sabha
Solution:The presiding officer of Rajya Sabha, i.e. the Vice-President is not a member of the House. He is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the members of both the Houses of Parliament.

25. Which one of the following is Chairman of Rajya Sabha? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1993, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1990 ]

Correct Answer: (b) Vice-President of India
Solution:The presiding officer of Rajya Sabha, i.e. the Vice-President is not a member of the House. He is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the members of both the Houses of Parliament.

26. Chairman of Rajya Sabha is- [42nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1997]

Correct Answer: (a) The Vice-President of India
Solution:The presiding officer of Rajya Sabha, i.e. the Vice-President is not a member of the House. He is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the members of both the Houses of Parliament.

27. Present Chairman of Rajya Sabha is- [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

Correct Answer: (c) Jagdeep Dhankar
Solution:Since the Vice-President is the ex-officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha. Option (c) would be the correct answer when this question was asked. However, presently Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar is the Chairman of Rajya Sabha.

28. Identify the incorrect statement regarding Council of States (Rajya Sabha). [Raj. P.C.S. (Pre) 2023]

Correct Answer: (c) Currently eight members are elected to Rajya Sabha from the Union Territories.
Solution:The Council of States, the Second Chamber of the Indian Parliament, was constituted in the year 1952. However, the origin of the idea for a Second Chamber can be traced to the Montague-Chelmsford Reform of 1919. The Constitution First Amendment Act was enacted in 1952 at that time, the Rajya Sabha did not exist. Article 80 of the Constitution deals with the composition of the Council of States Clause 1 of the President and 238 are representatives of the States and of the Union territories. The present strength, however is 245 members, of whom 233 are representatives of the President. Currently, there are 4 members (3 from NCT Delhi and 1 from Puducherry) elected to the Rajya Sabha. The first Vice-President, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan is the only Chairman of the Rajya Sabha who has been in the office for two consecutive terms from 13 May, 1952 to 12 May 1962. The Joint Sitting Article (108) of the Indian Parliament has been called for only 3 bills: the Dowry Prohibition Bill, 1962 the Banking Service Commission Repeal Bill, 1978 and the Prevention of Terrorism Bill, 2002.

29. In which year was Rajya Sabha constituted for the first time? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

Correct Answer: (c) 1952 
Solution:The Rajya Sabha, or Council of States, is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Article 80 of the Constitution lays down the maximum strength of Rajya Sabha as 250, Out of which 12 members are nominated by the President. The Present strength of Rajya Sabha is 245, including 12 nominated members. One-Third of the members retire  every two years. The Rajya Sabha was formed on 3 April, 1952.

30. Who among the following can participate in the deliberations of Lok Sabha while being a member of Rajya Sabha? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S (Pre) 2013]

Correct Answer: (c) Minister who is a member of Rajya Sabha
Solution:The minister who is a member of Rajya Sabha may participate in the deliberation of Lok Sabha, while being a member of Rajya Sabha.
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