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Consider the following statements about the Rajya Sabha:
1. It is a permanent House, not subject to dissolution.
2. The Vice-President is elected only by its members.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. It is a permanent House, not subject to dissolution.
2. The Vice-President is elected only by its members.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A. 1 only
- B. 2 only
- C. Both 1 and 2
- D. Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (A) 1 only
Statement 1 is correct, since one-third of its members retire every second year. Statement 2 is wrong: the Vice-President is elected by an electoral college of all members of both Houses, including nominated members, not by the Rajya Sabha alone, although he is its ex officio Chairman. Its maximum strength is 250, of which 12 are nominated.
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