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What is the difference in the method of election between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha?
What is the difference in the method of election between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha?
- Both are elected indirectly
- Lok Sabha is indirectly elected, Rajya Sabha directly
- Lok Sabha is elected directly, Rajya Sabha indirectly (correct)
- Both are elected directly
How many members constitute the Rajya Sabha?
How many members constitute the Rajya Sabha?
- 250 members (correct)
- 500 members
- 300 members
- 200 members
Which type of bills can Lok Sabha initiate?
Which type of bills can Lok Sabha initiate?
- Ordinary and money bills (correct)
- Only money bills
- No bills
- Only ordinary bills
What can be said about suggestions from the Rajya Sabha to the Lok Sabha?
What can be said about suggestions from the Rajya Sabha to the Lok Sabha?
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What is the role of Lok Sabha regarding the Council of Ministers?
What is the role of Lok Sabha regarding the Council of Ministers?
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Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
- Lok Sabha members are directly elected by the people, while Rajya Sabha members are indirectly elected by state legislatures.
- The Rajya Sabha has a maximum strength of 250 members, while the Lok Sabha has 543 members.
- Lok Sabha can introduce both ordinary and money bills, while Rajya Sabha can only introduce ordinary bills.
- The Rajya Sabha cannot bind the Lok Sabha with its suggestions because the Lok Sabha makes the final decision.
- The Lok Sabha can exercise a no-confidence motion against the Council of Ministers, which the Rajya Sabha cannot.
- The Mandal Commission, formed in 1979 under the leadership of B.P. Mandal, focused on the classification of Backward Classes.
- The Mandal Commission's report, implemented in the 1990s, sparked controversy due to reservations for backward classes in education and government jobs.
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