Identify the body that determine the composition of the upper house of Parliament.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Vidhan Sabha
Option (2) Vidhan Sabha — Correct. In India’s federal structure, the State legislatures determine the composition of the upper house of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha. The State legislative assemblies are the Vidhan Sabhas; their elected members choose the members of the Rajya Sabha, so the upper house speaks for the States.
Note: The book speaks of the State legislatures; the name ‘Vidhan Sabha’, the Legislative Assembly of a State, is not used in NCERT (2025-26).
NCERT (2025-26): “6.2 Regionalism in the Indian Context … In India this is done by Constitutional provisions defining the powers of the States and the Centre. There are lists of ‘subjects’ or areas of governance which are the exclusive responsibility of either State or Centre, along with a ‘Concurrent List’ of areas where both are allowed to operate. The State legislatures determine the composition of the upper house of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha.…” |