With reference to the Vice-President of India which of the following…
2021
With reference to the Vice-President of India which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Vice-President presides over the meetings of the Rajya Sabha. 2. He is elected only by the members of Rajya Sabha. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Answer: C. Only 1 — ConceptThe Constitution separates an office-holder’s ex officio parliamentary role from the electoral college that elects the office-holder. To assess a…
- A.
Both 1 and 2
- B.
Neither 1 nor 2
- C.
Only 1
- D.
Only 2
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Correct answer: C
Concept
The Constitution separates an office-holder’s ex officio parliamentary role from the electoral college that elects the office-holder. To assess a statement pair, verify each proposition independently against the relevant constitutional provision, and then combine the two truth values.
Application
Article 64 makes the Vice-President the ex officio Chairman of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha). The Chairman presides over the sittings of the House. Statement 1 is therefore true.
Article 66(1) provides that the Vice-President is elected by an electoral college consisting of the members of both Houses of Parliament. The electorate is not confined to Rajya Sabha members. Statement 2 is therefore false.
Cross-check and contrast
“Both 1 and 2” requires the truth-value pair (true, true), which conflicts with the result for Statement 2.
“Neither 1 nor 2” requires (false, false), which conflicts with the result for Statement 1.
“Only 1” represents (true, false), the pair obtained from the two constitutional checks.
“Only 2” represents (false, true), the reverse of the verified pair.
Therefore, Only 1 is the correct answer.