Consider the following statements : 1. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are not the members of that House. 2. While the nominated members of the two Houses of the Parliament have no voting right in the presidential election, they ha

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Q: 95 (IAS/2013)
Consider the following statements :
1. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are not the members of that House.
2. 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 the statements given above is/are correct?

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

IAS

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0,246,125,13,246,40,72

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{'rajya sabha': [50, 3, 22, 40], 'parliament': [15, 1, 3, 8], 'deputy chairman': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'nominated members': [2, 1, 0, 3], 'voting': [2, 2, 5, 6], 'chairman': [0, 0, 3, 5], 'election': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'vice president': [3, 0, 1, 2], 'members': [37, 11, 44, 71], 'presidential election': [0, 1, 1, 4]}

Statement 1 is incorrect. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are members of that House. The Chairman is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, and the Deputy Chairman is elected by the members of the Rajya Sabha from among themselves.