BPSC CCE · GS-2Official PYQ · BPSC 68th CCE · Q3(b)Polity · Parliament and State Legislatures · 38 marks · 400 words
English
Discuss the composition and powers of the Rajya Sabha and identify its role as the Second Chamber of the Parliament.
हिन्दी
राज्य सभा की संरचना एवं शक्तियों का विवेचन कीजिए तथा संसद के द्वितीय सदन के रूप में इसकी भूमिका का उल्लेख कीजिए।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. 68th CCE Mains, General Studies II (03/FH/CC/M-2023-03); read off the question-booklet scan. Source
Syllabus
Polity · Parliament and State Legislatures
Parliament and State Legislatures—structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.
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