Rajya Sabha MCQ Quiz in मल्याळम - Objective Question with Answer for Rajya Sabha - സൗജന്യ PDF ഡൗൺലോഡ് ചെയ്യുക

The correct answer is 6 years.

Key Points

• The duration of Rajya Sabha membership is 6 years.

Important Points

• Rajya Sabha:
  • Rajya Sabha is also known as the Upper House of the Parliament.
  • The Vice President of India is the Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
  • The members of Rajya Sabha are elected indirectly by the people.
  • They are elected by the MLAs.
  • The minimum age for the membership of Rajya Sabha is 30 years. 
  •  Every Rajya Sabha MP has a tenure of 6 years.
  • However, Rajya Sabha is a permanent House and is not subject to dissolution.
  • 1/3 rd members of Rajya Sabha retire after every second year.

Additional Information

• Currently, the ex officio chairman of Rajya sabha is Jagdeep Dhankar.
• Deputy chairman is Harivansh Narayan Singh.

Key Points

• Indian Parliament is bicameral in nature i.e. that it has two houses.
• Rajya Sabha is one of those two houses, i.e. the upper house of the Parliament. 
• Rajya Sabha (known as Council of States) is the second chamber of the parliament and represents the states and union territories of the nation.
• It is empowered to protect the interests of the states and union territories if there is interference by the center in their work.
• The composition of the Rajya Sabha is as follows:
  • Maximum Strength - 250
    1. 238 represents States & Union Territories
    2. 12 are nominated by the President.
  • Current Strength - 232 (13 vacancies) Total - 245
    1. 216 members represent the states.
    2. 4 members represent the union territories.
    3. 12 members are nominated by the president.

Thus, 4 members from Union Territories are elected to the Council of States.

The correct answer is Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

• The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha can appoint the Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha.

Key Points

• According to the official profile of the position, “The Secretary-General is appointed by Chairman Rajya Sabha from among those who have achieved their goals through long years of work in parliament, state legislatures or public service.”
• Work Responsibilities:
  • ​To give parliamentary advice to the Hon'ble Chairman and through him to the House.
  • The Secretariat of the Rajya Sabha is headed by an administrative head and overall in charge of all administrative and executive functions on behalf of and in the name of the Chairman.
  • Repository of the accumulated wisdom of the House; the keeper of his culture, traditions and precedents.
• The Secretary-General is the third most senior official of the Rajya Sabha after the Chairman and Vice Chairman.
• In the warrant for primacy, he has a rank corresponding to the secretary of the cabinet of ministers.
• Incumbent Pramod Chandra Mody since 12 November 2021 is the current Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha.

Additional InformationRajya Sabha

• Indian Parliament consists of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, and the President of India.
• The Rajya Sabha known as the Body of Elders in Indian Parliament is the upper house of the legislature.
• The Government of India Act, 1919 provided for the creation of a ‘Council of State’ as a second chamber of the then legislature with a restricted franchise which actually came into existence in 1921.
• Composition/Strength 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 and 238 are representatives of the States and of the two Union Territories.
• The Fourth Schedule to the Constitution provides for the allocation of seats to the States and Union Territories in the Rajya Sabha.