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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT RAJYA SABHA
History of Rajya Sabha
When was the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) first constituted?
When did the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) meet for the first time?
When was the Council of States named as Rajya Sabha in Hindi?
Who was the first Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
Who are the Chairmen of Rajya Sabha who have held office consecutively for two terms?
Who was the first Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
Composition of Rajya Sabha
What is the maximum strength of Rajya Sabha?
What is the actual strength of Rajya Sabha?
How many members does each state have in Rajya Sabha?
Currently how many members are elected from Union territories?
Why is Rajya Sabha called a permanent body?
What is the term of a member of Rajya Sabha?
What is the quorum to constitute a meeting of Rajya Sabha?
Which is the party with maximum members in the House?
Officers of Rajya Sabha
Who acts as the Chairman, Rajya Sabha?
How is the Vice-President of India elected?
What is the term of office of Vice-President of India?
Currently who is the Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
How is the Deputy Chairman elected?
What are the responsibilities of the Deputy Chairman?
Currently who is the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
who presides over the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha in the absence of both the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman?
Currently who is the Leader of the House?
What are the responsibilities of the Leader of the House?
Currently who is the Leader of the Opposition?
Currently who is the Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha?
How is the Secretary-General appointed?
What is the role of the Secretary-General?
Members of Rajya Sabha
How are members of Rajya Sabha elected?
What are the requirements to become a member of Rajya Sabha?
Should a Member be a domicile of the State from which he is elected to Rajya Sabha?
Are there nominated members in Rajya Sabha ?
Do the nominated members vote in the election of the Vice-President and the President?
Who was the first woman nominated member of the Rajya Sabha?
Who are the current nominated members in Rajya Sabha?
Currently how many members of Rajya Sabha are there in the Council of Ministers?
Can a Minister who is a Member of Lok Sabha participate in the proceedings of Rajya Sabha?
Currently how many women members are there in Rajya Sabha and what is their percentage?
Who is currently the youngest member in Rajya Sabha?
Who is currently the oldest member in Rajya Sabha?
Who is currently the longest serving member in Rajya Sabha?
Among the current members of Rajya Sabha, who has the longest legislative experience?
Role and functions
What are the special powers of Rajya Sabha?
What is the legislative relationship between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha?
Is any deadlock between the two Houses possible?
What is the mechanism for resolving the deadlock between the two Houses?
How many joint sittings of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha have been convened so far?
What are the powers of the Rajya Sabha with respect to the Money Bill?
Committees
What are the different categories of Parliamentary Committees of Rajya Sabha?
What are ad hoc Committees?
What are Standing Committees?
What are Department-related Standing Committees?
How many DRSCs have been Constituted?
What are the main functions of the DRSCs?
How many DRSCs are there under the jurisdiction of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha?
Which are the DRSCs under Rajya Sabha and the Ministries/ Departments under their purview?
What are the details regarding Chairmanship of the Committees of Rajya Sabha?
What are the functions of the Committee on Ethics?
What sanctions the Committee on Ethics can impose on proved unethical behavior or misconduct of a member?
What is the Code of Conduct for Members enumerated by the Committee on Ethics adopted by the Rajya Sabha?
In pursuance of the Rajya Sabha (Declaration of Assets and Liabilities) Rules, 2004 what information is required to be furnished by Members to the Chairman, Rajya Sabha?
What are the pecuniary interests and the ingredients thereof, identified by the Committee on Ethics, in respect of which information is to be furnished by Members?
Whether pecuniary interests of Members outside the country come under its purview?
Legislation
What is a Bill?
What are the types of Bills?
What is the difference between a Bill and an Act?
What are the steps involved in the passage of a Bill?
Does the Chairman have a right to cast a vote?
What are the methods of voting in Rajya Sabha?
What are the effects of dissolution of Lok Sabha on the Business of Rajya Sabha?
Procedure for raising Matters of Public Interest
What is Calling Attention?
What is Special Mention?
What is a Motion?
What are the types of Motion?
What is No-Day-Yet-Named-Motion?
What is a Resolution?
What is the President's Address?
What is point of order?
What is Dilatory Motion?
What is a Short Duration Discussion?
How does a member ask a question in Rajya Sabha?
What are starred and unstarred questions?
Who decides the admissibility of questions?
What is the total limit of questions admitted for a particular day?
Parliamentary Privileges
What are parliamentary privileges?
Are the parliamentary privileges codified in India?
What is the difference between the ‘Breach of Privilege’ and ‘Contempt of the House’?
What is the procedure regarding a question of privilege?
Media and Rajya Sabha
Are the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha televised?
Right to Information and Rajya Sabha Secretariat
Whether the functioning of Rajya Sabha Secretariat comes under the purview of the Right to Information Act, 2005?
Who are the persons to be contacted and what are their details?
Contacting Rajya Sabha
Where do I get more information on members of Rajya Sabha?
How can I get in touch with a member of Rajya Sabha?
Where do I get information regarding the sessions of Rajya Sabha?
Whether the Rajya Sabha website is available in Hindi?
Who maintains the Rajya Sabha Website and how do I send a feedback?