Question

Answer the following questions in brief.

1) Name the upper and lower house of parliament.

2) State the total number of members of Rajya-Sabha(Upper House).

How many seats are there in Gujarat?

3) What is the name of the administrative head of Rajya-Sabha(Upper

House)? Who adorns this place in terms of position?

4) What is a Bill?

5) Name any two function of Rajya-Sabha (Upper House)​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Name the upper and lower house of parliament.

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2. State the total number of members of Rajya-Sabha(Upper House).

- The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the Upper House of the Parliament of India. Membership is limited to 250 members, and the present Rajya Sabha has 245 members.

How many seats are there in Gujarat?

- There are 182 seats in Gujarat.

3. What is the name of the administrative head of Rajya-Sabha(Upper  House)? Who adorns this place in terms of position?

- The Vice President of India (currently, Venkaiah Naidu) is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, who presides over its sessions.

4. What is a Bill?

-  A Bill is a proposal for a new law, or a proposal to change an existing law that is presented for debate before Parliament.

5. Name any two function of Rajya-Sabha (Upper House)

- Any two function of Rajya-Sabha (Upper House) are:

a. Legislative Powers

b. Financial Powers