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SSC MTS 2022 PYQ — Question 49

SSC MTS - 19 July 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q49

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What is the minimum age to become Rajya Sabha member?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 4 i.e 30 years.

  • Any Indian citizen of not less than 30 years can be selected as a member of parliament of Rajya Sabha.

  • Elections to the Rajya Sabha are not directly done by the people of India. 

  • Article 80 of the constitution allows 250 members to be a part of the upper house of parliament out of which 12 are elected by the president of India and the rest are representatives of states and union territories.

  • The member of Rajya Sabha elected by the elected members  of the state legislative assembly of that state and by the members of electoral college for that union territory.

  • Rajya Sabha is also called the upper house of parliament. It cannot be dissolved.