Which one of the following is not correctly matched? State — Allocation of Seats in the Rajya Sabha
- (a)Andhra Pradesh — 18
- (b)Odisha — 10
- (c)Tamil Nadu — 18
- (d)Maharashtra — 19
Correct — A is the pair that is NOT correctly matched. Andhra Pradesh now has 11 seats in the Rajya Sabha, not 18. The figure 18 belonged to the undivided Andhra Pradesh; after the state was bifurcated in 2014, its allocation was cut to 11 while the new state of Telangana received 7 (11 + 7 = 18). So 'Andhra Pradesh — 18' is the outdated, wrong pair.
- (b)Odisha — 10 — Correctly matched — Odisha is allotted 10 Rajya Sabha seats; so it is not the answer.
- (c)Tamil Nadu — 18 — Correctly matched — Tamil Nadu has 18 Rajya Sabha seats; so it is not the mismatched pair.
- (d)Maharashtra — 19 — Correctly matched — Maharashtra has 19 Rajya Sabha seats; so it is not the answer.
The number of Rajya Sabha (Council of States) seats given to each state and union territory is listed in the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution, read with Article 80. The allocation is broadly population-based, so larger states get more seats (e.g. Uttar Pradesh 31, Maharashtra 19, Tamil Nadu 18). State representatives are elected by the elected members of the State Legislative Assemblies through proportional representation by the single transferable vote; 12 more members are nominated by the President.
The trap is the 2014 bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. Undivided AP held 18 seats; the option keeps that old number to test whether you know the post-2014 split (AP 11, Telangana 7). The other three states' figures are current and correct, so the outdated AP number is the odd one out.
- Rajya Sabha seat allocation to states/UTs is fixed in the Fourth Schedule (with Article 80).
- Andhra Pradesh: 11 seats after the 2014 bifurcation; Telangana: 7 — together 18, the old undivided-AP figure.
- Maharashtra: 19; Tamil Nadu: 18; Odisha: 10 — all correctly matched in this question.
- State members are elected by MLAs through proportional representation by single transferable vote; 12 are nominated by the President.
Only the highlighted pair is wrong — post-2014 Andhra Pradesh has 11 seats, so it is the answer.
- Using undivided Andhra Pradesh's old figure of 18 instead of the current 11
- Confusing the Fourth Schedule (Rajya Sabha seats) with the First Schedule (states and territories)
MPPSC and UPSC ask 'which state-seat pair is wrong', 'how many Rajya Sabha seats does state X have', or 'which Schedule allots Rajya Sabha seats'.
Which one of the following statements correctly describes the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of India?
- (a) It contains the scheme of the distribution of powers between the Union and the States
- (b) It contains the languages listed in the Constitution
- (c) It contains the provisions regarding the administration of tribal areas
- (d) It allocates seats in the Council of States
Answer(d) It allocates seats in the Council of States
Same concept — the Fourth Schedule is where each state's Rajya Sabha (Council of States) seat allocation, tested here, is fixed.
Which one of the following statements correctly describes the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of India?
- (a) It lists the distribution of power between the Union and the States
- (b) It contains the languages listed in the Constitution
- (c) It contains the provisions regarding the administration of tribal areas
- (d) It allocates seats in the Council of States
Answer(d) It allocates seats in the Council of States
Same concept — Rajya Sabha seat allocation to states is governed by the Fourth Schedule.
- practice — not a real PYQ
After the 2014 bifurcation, how many seats does Andhra Pradesh have in the Rajya Sabha?
- (a)11
- (b)18
- (c)7
- (d)25
Answer(a) 11 — Telangana took the other 7 of the old 18.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The allocation of seats to the States in the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) is contained in which Schedule of the Constitution?
- (a)Second Schedule
- (b)Fourth Schedule
- (c)Sixth Schedule
- (d)Seventh Schedule
Answer(b) Fourth Schedule.