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Vice-President of India: 1. The Vice-President is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. 2. The Vice-President can vote in the Rajya Sabha on…

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Consider the following statements about the Vice-President of India:
1. The Vice-President is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
2. The Vice-President can vote in the Rajya Sabha on every matter in the first instance.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  1. A. 1 only
  2. B. 2 only
  3. C. Both 1 and 2
  4. D. Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (A) 1 only

Only statement 1 is correct. Under Article 64 the Vice-President is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. As Chairman, however, he has no vote in the first instance and may exercise only a casting vote when the House is evenly divided. Statement 2 therefore confuses an ordinary vote with a casting vote.
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