Consider the following statements: 1. The Vice-President of India, as the Chairman of Rajya Sabha presides over the proceedings of the House, but as the Vice-President as such, no functions have been assigned to him in the Constitution. 2. While acting as

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Q: 95 (CDS-I/2005)
Consider the following statements:
1. The Vice-President of India, as the Chairman of Rajya Sabha presides over the proceedings of the House, but as the Vice-President as such, no functions have been assigned to him in the Constitution.
2. While acting as the President of India, the Vice-President shall not perform the duties of the office of the Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

CDS-I

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0,124,48,16,29,124,3

keywords: 

{'rajya sabha': [50, 3, 22, 40], 'duties': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'chairman': [0, 0, 3, 5], 'president': [4, 0, 2, 1], 'constitution': [39, 3, 11, 39], 'functions': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'proceedings': [1, 0, 0, 0]}

The correct answer is option 3: Both statement 1 and statement 2 are correct.

Statement 1 is correct because the Vice-President of India, as the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, presides over the proceedings of the House. However, as the Vice-President, besides being the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, no specific functions have been assigned to him in the Constitution.

Statement 2 is correct because when the Vice-President is acting as the President of India, he does not perform the duties of the Chairman of Rajya Sabha. This is because the Vice-President temporarily vacates the position of the Chairman of Rajya Sabha when he assumes the role of acting President.

Therefore, both statements are true and the correct answer is option 3.