Question map
Not attempted Correct Incorrect ★ Bookmarked
Loading…
Q58 (NDA-II/2008) Polity & Governance › Parliament › Parliamentary presiding officers Answer Verified

Which of the following statements is/are correct with regard to the Vice-President of India? 1. He must be a Member of Parliament. 2. He is elected by proportional representation. 3. He is Ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Result
Your answer: —  Â·  Correct: C
Explanation

According to Article 66 of the Constitution, the Vice-President is elected by an electoral college consisting of members of both Houses of Parliament using the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote [1][t1][t2]. Thus, statement 2 is correct. Article 64 and 89 specify that the Vice-President is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) [c2][c4][t5], making statement 3 correct. Regarding statement 1, the Vice-President must not be a member of either House of Parliament or a State Legislature [t2][t7]. If a member is elected, they are deemed to have vacated their seat upon entering office [t2][t6]. While the candidate must be qualified for election as a member of the Rajya Sabha, they must not actually hold a seat in Parliament [t2][t3]. Therefore, only statements 2 and 3 are correct.

Sources

  1. [1] Exploring Society:India and Beyond ,Social Science, Class VIII . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 5: Universal Franchise and India’s Electoral System > Election of the Vice President of India > p. 137
How others answered
Each bar shows the % of students who chose that option. Green bar = correct answer, blue outline = your choice.
Community Performance
Out of everyone who attempted this question.
100%
got it right
✓ Thank you! We'll review this.

SIMILAR QUESTIONS

CDS-I · 2017 · Q119 Relevance score: 6.58

Which one of the following statements is not correct regarding the Office of the Vice President of India?

CDS-I · 2021 · Q50 Relevance score: 5.90

Which one of the following statements about the Vice-President of India is not correct ?

IAS · 1994 · Q44 Relevance score: 5.51

Which one of the following statements is correct ?

CDS-I · 2005 · Q95 Relevance score: 5.32

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 ?