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 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 will 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?
- Who decides if the member is disqualified from being a member of Rajya Sabha?
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
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?
Parliamentary Forums
- What is a Parliamentary Forum? At present, how many such forums are there?
- How are the forums distinct from the Parliamentary Committees?
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?
