Question

The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is __________________.
A) Elected by the members of Rajya Sabha
B) Nominated by the President
C) Elected by the members of both Houses of Parliament
D) Elected by Parliament and State Legislatures jointly

Answer 1

Hint: Rajya sabha which is also known as the council of ministers or upper house of the parliament of India. The parliament of India consists of the president, Lok sabha and Rajya sabha.

Complete answer:
The constitution of India states that the chairman of Rajya sabha is appointed by the vice president and the vice president is elected by both the houses of parliament. Therefore, the chairman of the rajya sabha is elected by both the houses of parliament.

Rajya sabha is also known as the council of ministers or upper house of the parliament of India. 245 members can be elected in the rajya sabha out of which 233 are elected through legislatures of state and the remaining 12 are appointed by the President.

There are a few limitations or the power of rajya sabha for example money bills can only be introduced in the lok sabha and they hold no power over it if they surpass the recommendation period of 14 days. The member of Rajya sabha cannot bring up a no- confidence motion against the government of India.

Thus, the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note: Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu is the current vice president and the chairman of rajya sabha. Vice president is the second most authoritative person in India. He has the authority to take certain important decisions in the case of sudden death, impeachment, resignation or vacancy. According to the constitution of India, he serves as the president of india in case of a vacancy and he is paid the salary of the president.