Which of the following statements in the context of structure of the Parliament is/are correct? 1. The Parliament of India consists of the President, the Council of States and the House of the People. 2. The President of India is directly elected by an el

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Q: 64 (CDS-I/2014)

Which of the following statements in the context of structure of the Parliament is/are correct?
1. The Parliament of India consists of the President, the Council of States and the House of the People.
2. The President of India is directly elected by an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both the Houses of the Parliament only.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

CDS-I

stats: 

0,86,39,86,4,23,12

keywords: 

{'parliament': [15, 1, 3, 8], 'structure': [7, 0, 5, 8], 'electoral college': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'council': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'members': [37, 11, 44, 71], 'houses': [13, 3, 5, 21]}

The correct answer is option 1: 1 only.

Option 1 states that the Parliament of India consists of the President, the Council of States (also known as the Rajya Sabha) and the House of the People (also known as the Lok Sabha). This statement is correct. The Parliament is the supreme legislative body in India and is composed of these three components. The President is not a part of the Parliament, but the Council of States and the House of the People are the two houses that make up the legislative branch.

Option 2 states that the President of India is directly elected by an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both the Houses of the Parliament only. This statement is incorrect. The President of India is indirectly elected by an Electoral College composed of the elected members of both houses of Parliament, as well as the elected members of the State Legislative Assemblies.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 1 as only statement 1 is correct.