Question

The members of the Rajya Sabha are
A.Directly elected
B.Indirectly elected
C.Nominated
D.Indirectly elected and nominated also

Answer 1

Hint:We will discuss Rajya Sabha and the procedure by which members are chosen. Rajya Sabha is the upper house of the parliament.It is the permanent house.It is never dissolved unlike lok sabha which dissolves when a party fails to show majority.

Complete answer:
Vice president is the ex officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha but he's not the member of either House of Parliament in Rajya Sabha. He has no right to vote except to make a tie. When he acts as a president he does not perform duties of office of a chairman.The Rajya Sabha consists of not more than two hundred fifty members. Members fall into two categories nominated and elected. nominated members are twelve in number and they are nominated by the president from a person having special knowledge of practical experiments in matters such as literature, science, art and social service. Rajya Sabha also known as the Upper house or Council of States. It has a maximum of two hundred fifty members. The tenure of Rajya Sabha is six years where one third of the total members retire every two years unlike Lok sabha it is a permanent house and not subjected to dissolution.

Hence, the correct answer is option (D).

Note:Rajya sabha has a federal character and acts as a representative of States.Rajya sabha is composed of representatives of states and union territories. Neither house by itself constitutes parliament Rajya Sabha does not have a Council of Ministers.