Question

At present, the Rajya Sabha consists of_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ members.
A. 250
B. 245
C. 238
D. 240

Answer 1

Hint: The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is known as the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. The upper house is a permanent body and it represents the states and the union territories of the Indian Union.

Complete answer:
The Rajya Sabha is to have not more than 250 members. Among them, 238 members shall represent the States and Union Territories and 12 members are nominated by the President having expertise and coming from different fields such as sports, entertainment, science, and technology.
The seats in Rajya Sabha are allocated to the states and the union territories as per the size of their population. Therefore, the federating units do not have a uniform number of seats. The representatives of each state are elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly according to the system of proportional representation by a means of a single transferable vote.
Rajya Sabha is a permanent body, unlike the Lok Sabha. Therefore, it cannot be terminated and the minimum age for membership of the Rajya Sabha is 30 years. At present, the Rajya Sabha has 245 members. Among these 229 members represent the states, 4 members represent the union territories and 12 members are nominated by the President.
So, the correct answer is Option B.:

Note: The Vice President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha. The House also elects a Deputy Chairman from among its members. The senior-most minister who is a member of Rajya Sabha is appointed by the Prime Minister to serve as the Leader of the House.