{"id":91114,"date":"2025-06-01T10:47:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91114"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:47:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:47:09","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-the-chairman-and-the-deputy-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-the-chairman-and-the-deputy-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements:\n  The Chairman and the Deputy Chair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are not the members of that House.<\/li>\n<li>While the nominated members of the two Houses of the Parliament have no voting right in the presidential election, they have the right to vote in the election of the Vice President.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#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 IAS &#8211; 2013<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2013.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2013\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is B) 2 only. Statement 1 is incorrect, and statement 2 is correct.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nStatement 1 is incorrect. The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is the Vice-President of India (Article 64), who is *not* a member of the Rajya Sabha. However, the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is elected from amongst the *members* of the Rajya Sabha (Article 89). Thus, the Deputy Chairman *is* a member of the House. Statement 2 is correct. In the election of the President, only elected members of Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) and the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States and Union Territories vote (Article 54). Nominated members do not vote. However, in the election of the Vice-President, the Electoral College consists of members of both Houses of Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha), which includes both elected and nominated members (Article 66).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Vice-President, while not a member of the Rajya Sabha, can participate in its proceedings (except voting, unless there is a tie). The Deputy Chairman performs the duties of the Chairman in case of absence or when the Vice-President acts as President. The different electoral colleges for President and Vice-President are specified in the Constitution.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements: The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are not the members of that House. While the nominated members of the two Houses of the Parliament have no voting right in the presidential election, they have the right to vote in the election of the Vice President. Which of &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements:\n  The Chairman and the Deputy Chair\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-the-chairman-and-the-deputy-chair\/#more-91114\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements:<br \/>\n  The Chairman and the Deputy Chair<\/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":[1092],"tags":[1467,1099,1111],"class_list":["post-91114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1467","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:  The Chairman and the Deputy Chair<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct answer is B) 2 only. Statement 1 is incorrect, and statement 2 is correct. Statement 1 is incorrect. The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is the Vice-President of India (Article 64), who is *not* a member of the Rajya Sabha. However, the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is elected from amongst the *members* of the Rajya Sabha (Article 89). Thus, the Deputy Chairman *is* a member of the House. Statement 2 is correct. In the election of the President, only elected members of Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) and the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States and Union Territories vote (Article 54). Nominated members do not vote. 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Statement 1 is incorrect, and statement 2 is correct. Statement 1 is incorrect. The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is the Vice-President of India (Article 64), who is *not* a member of the Rajya Sabha. However, the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is elected from amongst the *members* of the Rajya Sabha (Article 89). Thus, the Deputy Chairman *is* a member of the House. Statement 2 is correct. In the election of the President, only elected members of Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) and the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States and Union Territories vote (Article 54). Nominated members do not vote. 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