Q2 · UPSC Prelims 2020 · Set A · Polity and Governance

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Rajya Sabha has equal powers with Lok Sabha in

A the matter of creating new All India Services
B amending the Constitution
C the removal of the government
D making cut motions

Correct answer: (b) amending the Constitution

Explanation

  1. A

    the matter of creating new All India Services

    All India Services. Article 312 is a Rajya Sabha special, not an equal power.

  2. B

    amending the Constitution

    Amending the Constitution. Article 368: both Houses must pass; no joint sitting.

  3. C

    the removal of the government

    Removal of the government. Confidence lives in the Lok Sabha.

  4. D

    making cut motions

    Cut motions. Money and cut motions are Lok Sabha terrain.

Summary. Official key is (b). On a Constitution Amendment Bill the two Houses stand equal — each must pass, and there is no joint sitting. All-India Services, no-confidence and cut motions are not that equality.

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