Consider the following statements about the Rajya Sabha and choose the correct option: 1) Rajya Sabha is a continuing house of the Parliament, immune to dissolution under any circumstance. 2) Rajya Sabha members serve staggered six-year terms, with one-third retiring every two years.
Both 1 and 2
Statement 1 (correct): Article 83(1) of the Constitution provides that the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) shall not be subject to dissolution. It is a permanent (continuing) house, unlike the Lok Sabha, which can be dissolved by the President.
Statement 2 (correct): Each Rajya Sabha member is elected for a six-year term, but the terms are staggered — one-third of the members retire every two years, with fresh elections held to fill those seats. This rotation ensures continuity of the house.
Hence both statements are correct — option (3).
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