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Which two houses make up the Parliament of India?Read the answer and worked solution →How many members does the Lok Sabha have at present?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the maximum number of members the Rajya Sabha can have?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the term of an individual member of the Rajya Sabha?Read the answer and worked solution →What fraction of Rajya Sabha members retire every second year?Read the answer and worked solution →Which house of the Indian Parliament is a permanent body not subject to dissolution?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the minimum age to become a member of the Rajya Sabha?Read the answer and worked solution →A person must be at least how old to be eligible for membership of the Lok Sabha?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the term of the Lok Sabha?Read the answer and worked solution →Who elects the elected members of the Rajya Sabha from the states?Read the answer and worked solution →In which house of Parliament must a money bill originate?Read the answer and worked solution →Within how many days must the Rajya Sabha return its recommendations on a money bill?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the longest gap allowed between two sessions of Parliament?Read the answer and worked solution →How many regular sessions does the Indian Parliament conduct each year?Read the answer and worked solution →Which session of Parliament passes the annual Central Budget?Read the answer and worked solution →The Monsoon Session of Parliament usually takes place in which months?Read the answer and worked solution →Which regular session is the last parliamentary session of the calendar year?Read the answer and worked solution →Why are special sessions of Parliament held?Read the answer and worked solution →Under which Article of the Constitution is the President a component of Parliament?Read the answer and worked solution →For how many years does the President of India serve?Read the answer and worked solution →On whose advice can the President summon, prorogue or dissolve the houses?Read the answer and worked solution →On which date was the new Sansad Bhavan inaugurated?Read the answer and worked solution →Who performed the opening ceremony of the Old Parliament House on 18 January 1927?Read the answer and worked solution →The 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019 abolished which provision for the Lok Sabha?Read the answer and worked solution →If the government loses a vote of no confidence in the Lok Sabha, what must it do?Read the answer and worked solution →Which powers cover matters in neither the Central nor the State List?Read the answer and worked solution →What kind of majority does Parliament need to amend the Constitution?Read the answer and worked solution →During which parliamentary hour do members ask ministers about matters of public interest?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two kinds of parliamentary committees are there?Read the answer and worked solution →What happens to an ad hoc parliamentary committee once it finishes its task?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which two houses make up the Parliament of India?

  1. Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha
  2. Rajya Sabha and Vidhan Parishad
  3. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
  4. Rajya Sabha and Gram Sabha
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Correct answer: C. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

1. India has a bicameral legislature with two houses. 2. These are the Lok Sabha (House of the People) and the Rajya Sabha (Council of States). 3. Vidhan Sabha, Vidhan Parishad and Gram Sabha work at state or village level, not in the Union Parliament. _Source: Wikipedia, Parliament of India, Lead section_

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How many members does the Lok Sabha have at present?

  1. 250
  2. 245
  3. 543
  4. 550
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Correct answer: C. 543

1. The Lok Sabha has 543 members chosen from parliamentary constituencies. 2. 245 is the sanctioned strength of the Rajya Sabha. 3. 550 is the maximum the Constitution allows for the Lok Sabha, and 250 is the Rajya Sabha maximum. _Source: Wikipedia, Parliament of India, Lok Sabha section_

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What is the maximum number of members the Rajya Sabha can have?

  1. 245
  2. 550
  3. 233
  4. 250
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Correct answer: D. 250

1. The Rajya Sabha can have a maximum of 250 members. 2. Its present sanctioned strength is lower, at 245. 3. 550 is the maximum for the Lok Sabha, and 233 is only the number of elected Rajya Sabha members. _Source: Wikipedia, Parliament of India, Rajya Sabha section_

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