Consider the following statement The President nominates twelve members of the Rajya Sabha on t...........

Indian Polity (Easy) Union - Executive, Legisture

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Consider the following statement :

The President nominates twelve members of the Rajya Sabha on the advice of the Council of Ministers.
The President has absolute power to appoint and remove the Chairman and members of statutory bodies at his discretion.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Only1

Only2

Both 1 and2

Neither 1 nor2

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Explanation:

Twelve of Rajya Sabha members are nominated by the President from persons who have earned distinction in the fields of literature, art, science and social service. Rajya Sabha is a permanent body. It is not subject to dissolution but one-third of its members retire every two years. Rajya Sabha was duly constituted for the first time on April 3, 1952 and it held its first sitting on May 13, that year.