Consider the following statements: 1. The Parliament of Russia is called Federal Assembly. 2. Council of the Federation in the Russian Parliament is the lower house. 3. The name of the upper house in the Russian Parliament is State Duma. Which of the stat

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Q: 17 (IAS/2005)
Consider the following statements:
1. The Parliament of Russia is called Federal Assembly.
2. Council of the Federation in the Russian Parliament is the lower house.
3. The name of the upper house in the Russian Parliament is State Duma.
Which of the statements is/are correct ?

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General Knowledge

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IAS

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{'russian parliament': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'parliament': [15, 1, 3, 8], 'upper house': [5, 2, 1, 0], 'state duma': [0, 1, 2, 0], 'federal assembly': [0, 1, 1, 0], 'council': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'lower house': [1, 3, 1, 1], 'federation': [3, 0, 4, 8]}

Among the given statements, the correct statement is:

1 only

Statement 1: The Parliament of Russia is called Federal Assembly.

This statement is correct. The Parliament of Russia is indeed called the Federal Assembly. The Federal Assembly is the legislative body of the Russian Federation and consists of two houses, namely the Federation Council (Upper House) and the State Duma (Lower House).

Statement 2: Council of the Federation in the Russian Parliament is the lower house.

This statement is incorrect. The Council of the Federation is actually the Upper House of the Russian Parliament. It represents the regions and consists of members appointed by regional governments.

Statement 3: The name of the upper house in the Russian Parliament is State Duma.

This statement is incorrect. The State Duma is the Lower House of the Russian Parliament. It is the directly elected chamber, and its members are elected through a proportional representation system.

Therefore, the correct statement is:

1 only

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