Article 79 of the Constitution establishes Parliament for the Union as consisting of:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C.
1. Article 79 reads: 'There shall be a Parliament for the Union which shall consist of the President and two Houses to be known respectively as the Council of States and the House of the People.'
2. The President is therefore an integral part of Parliament — a Bill becomes law only with Presidential assent under Article 111.
3. The Vice-President is Chairman of the Rajya Sabha but is not part of Parliament.
4. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: Constitution of India (Bare Act, updated to 105th Amendment Act 2021), Govt. of India Legislative Dept., Article 79_
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