Question

Write a brief note on the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha?​

Answer 1

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Rajyasabha: This is the upper house of the parliament. It consists the chairman who is also known as vice president of India, who heads the rajyasabha.There are 233 elected members plus 12 members nominated by the President. The tenure of members is 6 years.

Loksabha: This is the lower house of the parliament. It consists the head of Loksabha is Loksabha speaker who is elected by prime minister of India. There are 543 members in loksabha. The tenure of the members of loksabha is 5 years.

Answer 2

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Parliament of India comprises President, Lok Sabha (Lower House) and Rajya Sabha (Upper House.) Lok Sabha is called House of People while Rajya Sabha is called the Council of States. The names, ‘Lok Sabha’ &’ ‘Rajya Sabha’ were adopted in 1954 by the Indian Parliament. Article 79-122 in the Indian Constitution deals with the Indian Parliament. The two houses of parliament are different from each other in many aspects and hence this topic ‘ Difference between Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha’ becomes important for IAS Exam and its three stages – Prelims, Mains and Interview.

This article will mention the differences between Lower House i.e. Lok Sabha and the upper house i.e. the Rajya Sabha. Understanding the conceptual differences between the upper house and lower house will act as a yardstick for UPSC aspirants for UPSC Mains GS-II exam and also for Political Science subject which is an optional paper in the civil services examination.

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