Indian Constitution 21

രാജ്യസഭ, രാജ്യസഭാ അദ്ധ്യക്ഷന്മാർ, ഉപാദ്ധ്യക്ഷർ എന്നിവരെ കുറിക്കുന്ന ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Which Parliament is known as "Mother of Parliaments"

                    British Parliament

• The oldest Parliament in the world

                    Althing (Iceland)

• The largest legislative assembly building in the World

                    National Peoples Congress (China)

• Currency note which inscribe the image of Indian Parliament

                    Old Rs. 50 note

• Under which Article, Press do not have the right to publish reports of secret sessions of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies

                    Article 361A

• Lengthiest Act passed by Indian Parliament

                    Companies Act 1956

• Article preventing the interference of Judiciary in Parliament proceedings

                    Article 122

• Rajya Sabha was constructed on

                    3rd April 1952

• Lok Sabha was constructed on

                    17th April 1952

• First meeting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha was on

                    13th May 1952

• Rajya Sabha was constituted under which article

                    Article 80

• Which is known as the House of Elders

                    Rajya Sabha

• The name Rajya Sabha was adopted by the counsil of states on

                    23rd August 1954

• Permanent body of Parliament which not subjected to dissolution

                    Rajya Sabha

• One third of members of Rajya Sabha retire in every

                    Two years

• Maximum strength of Rajya Sabha

                    250 (238 elected and 12 nominated)

• Number of members of Rajya Sabha at present

                    245 (233 elected members)

• Color of Carpet in Rajya Sabha

                    Red

• Shape of seat arrangement in Rajya Sabha

                    Semi Circle

• 12 members nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President from the field of

                    Art, Literature, Science and Social Service

• Representation of states in Rajya Sabha varies in accordance with

                    Population of the state

• State having largest representation in Rajya Sabha

                    UP (31 members)

• No of Rajya Sabha from Kerala

                    9

• Schedule which deals with allocation of seats in Rajya Sabha

                    Fourth Schedule

• Union territories having representation in Rajya Sabha

                    Delhi and Puthucherry

• Who is known as Father of Rajya Sabha

                    Dr.S Radhakrishnan

• The house in which a non member presides over the House

                    Rajya Sabha

• Article dealing with the power of Rajya Sabha to authorize the Parliament to make law on subject in State list

                    Article 249

• Article dealing with the power of Rajya Sabha to authorize the Parliament to create new All India Services

                    Article 312

• First woman Deputy chairperson of Rajya Sabha

                    Violet Alva

• Most number of terms as Deputy chairperson of Rajya Sabha

                    Najma Heptulla (4 times)

• Longest duration as Deputy chairperson of Rajya Sabha

                    Najma Heptulla

• Shortest duration as Deputy chairperson of Rajya Sabha

                    MM Jacob

• No of women served as Deputy chairpersons of Rajya Sabha

                    Three (Violet Alva, Najma Heptulla and Pratibha Patil)

• First Malayalee to become Deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha

                    MM Jacob

• Second Malayalee to become Deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha

                    PJ Kurian

• Present Deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha

                    PJ Kurian

• Ex officio chairman of Rajya Sabha

                    Vice President

• First chairman of Rajya Sabha

                    Dr S Radhakrishnan

• First and Only Malayalee to become Chairman of Rajya Sabha

                    KR Narayanan

• First Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha

                    SV Krishnamoorthy Rao

• First Secretary General of Rajya Sabha

                    SN Mukherjee

• Who was selected as the life long president of Inter parliamentary Union

                    Najma Heptulla

• In the absence of Chairman, who will preside over the proceedings of Rajya Sabha

                    Deputy Chairman

• Longest serving chairman of Rajya Sabha

                    Hamid Ansari

• Shortest serving chairman of Rajya Sabha

                    VV Giri

• Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman can be removed from the office with the resolution of Rajya Sabha with

                    Majority of all the then members

• Persons who held the post of chairman of Rajya Sabha more than once

                    Dr. Radhakrishnan and Hamid Ansari
                                                                                      (To be Continued...)