Which one among the following States has the highest allocation of seats in the Council of States?
Tamil Nadu
Seats in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) are allotted to States roughly in proportion to their population, as fixed under the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution.
Among the given options, Tamil Nadu is allotted 18 seats, which is higher than West Bengal (16 seats), Karnataka (12 seats) and Rajasthan (10 seats).
Hence, Tamil Nadu has the highest allocation of seats in the Council of States among the given options.
Important Questions from Parliament
- Who among the following official can be invited to give his opinion in the Parliament ?
- Who was the first speaker of the Lok Sabha ?
- The power to recruit the Secretarial staff of the House of the People is vested in:
Consider the following statements:
1) The summoning of the House means convocation
2) Prorogation ends a session
3) Dissolution terminates a House
4) Prorogation of a session can be effected by the leader of the House alone
Out of these which is not true?
- What is true about Censure Motion?
