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With reference to 'Vice-President of India', which of the following statements is/are correct ?
1. The Vice-President is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
2. Vice-President is a member of the Rajya Sabha.
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Explanation
According to Article 64 and Article 89(1) of the Indian Constitution, the Vice-President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States). Therefore, statement 1 is correct.
Statement 2 is incorrect because Article 66(2) explicitly states that the Vice-President shall not be a member of either House of Parliament or of a House of the Legislature of any State. If a member of either House is elected Vice-President, they are deemed to have vacated their seat in that House on the date they enter office. Although the Vice-President presides over the Rajya Sabha, they do not hold membership in the House and do not have a right to vote except in the case of an equality of votes (casting vote) as per Article 100.
SIMILAR QUESTIONS
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 :
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 ?
With reference of the election of the Vice - President of India, which is declared void by the Supreme Court of India, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?
(1) The acts done by him as Vice - President before such declaration are considered valid.
(2) The acts done by him as Vice - President on the day of such declaration are not considered valid.
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