{"id":89713,"date":"2025-06-01T10:11:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=89713"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:11:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:11:12","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-statement-i-the-rajya-sabha-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-statement-i-the-rajya-sabha-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements:\n \n Statement I: The Rajya Sabha is"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Statement I: The Rajya Sabha is not subject to dissolution and the members enjoy a tenure of six years<\/li>\n<li>Statement II: According to Article 83 of the Constitution of India, one third of members of Rajya Sabha retire every two years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I&#8221; option2=&#8221;Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I&#8221; option3=&#8221;Statement I is true but Statement II is false&#8221; option4=&#8221;Statement I is false but Statement II is true&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CAPF &#8211; 2014<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-capf-2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-capf-2014\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nBoth statements are individually true, and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Statement I is true. The Rajya Sabha is the upper house of the Indian Parliament and is a permanent body, not subject to dissolution. Its members are elected for a six-year term.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement II is true. Article 83(1) of the Constitution states that the Rajya Sabha shall not be subject to dissolution and that &#8220;as nearly as may be, one-third of the members thereof shall retire as soon as may be on the expiration of every second year&#8221;.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement II explains how the Rajya Sabha maintains its permanent character despite having members with fixed tenures. The system of one-third of members retiring every two years ensures a continuous body with staggered terms, preventing the dissolution of the entire house at once, as is the case with the Lok Sabha. Thus, the rotational retirement mechanism is the basis for the Rajya Sabha&#8217;s permanence mentioned in Statement I.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\n&#8211; The system of biennial elections for one-third of the seats helps in maintaining continuity and bringing in new perspectives regularly while retaining experienced members.<br \/>\n&#8211; The Vice-President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements: Statement I: The Rajya Sabha is not subject to dissolution and the members enjoy a tenure of six years Statement II: According to Article 83 of the Constitution of India, one third of members of Rajya Sabha retire every two years [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Both the statements are individually true and Statement II &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements:\n \n Statement I: The Rajya Sabha is\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-statement-i-the-rajya-sabha-is\/#more-89713\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<p> Statement I: The Rajya Sabha is<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1085],"tags":[1468,1099,1111],"class_list":["post-89713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-capf","tag-1468","tag-indian-polity-and-governance","tag-the-parliament","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Consider the following statements:  Statement I: The Rajya Sabha is<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Both statements are individually true, and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I. - Statement I is true. 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