According to Article 79 of the Constitution of India, which of the following is/are described as a part of Parliament of India? 1. The House of the People 2. The Council of States 3. The President of India Select the correct answer using the code given below:
- (a)1 only
- (b)1 and 2 only
- (c)2 and 3 only
- (d)1, 2 and 3
Correct — D, 1, 2 and 3. Article 79 states that 'There shall be a Parliament for the Union which shall consist of the President and two Houses to be known respectively as the Council of States and the House of the People.' So all three — the House of the People (Lok Sabha), the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and the President of India — are named as parts of Parliament. The President is a component of Parliament even though, under Article 59, he or she is not a member of either House.
- (a)1 only — Names only the House of the People; Article 79 also lists the Council of States and the President as parts of Parliament.
- (b)1 and 2 only — Covers both Houses but omits the President, whom Article 79 expressly makes a part of Parliament.
- (c)2 and 3 only — Leaves out the House of the People, the very chamber Article 79 names first.
Under Article 79 the Union Parliament is a three-part body — the President plus the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and the House of the People (Lok Sabha). The President is part of Parliament (summoning and proroguing the Houses and assenting to bills) but is not a sitting member of either House, per Article 59(1).
The trap is the common belief that Parliament equals the two Houses only. A bill becomes law only with the President's assent, which underlines that the President is constitutionally a limb of Parliament.
- Article 79: Parliament = President + Council of States + House of the People.
- Council of States = Rajya Sabha (Upper House); House of the People = Lok Sabha (Lower House).
- Article 59(1): the President shall not be a member of either House of Parliament.
- A bill needs the President's assent under Article 111 to become law.
Article 79 makes the Union Parliament the President plus the two Houses.
- Excluding the President because he or she is not a member of either House.
- Treating 'Council of States' as something other than the Rajya Sabha.
Asked by quoting an Article number (79) — recall that Parliament is a three-part body that includes the President.
Which one of the following are/is stated in the Constitution of India? I. The President shall not be a member of either House of Parliament. II. The Parliament shall consist of the President and two Houses. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
- (a) Neither I nor II
- (b) Both I and II
- (c) I alone
- (d) II alone
Answer(b) Both I and II
Same provisions — Articles 59(1) and 79. UPSC tests that the President is not a member of either House yet Parliament consists of the President and two Houses; this NDA item asks which bodies Article 79 names as parts of Parliament.
Which one of the following statements about the Parliament of India is correct?
- (a) A majority of members of Rajya Sabha are elected by a system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote
- (b) The Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha is nominated by the President from among the members of the Rajya Sabha
- (c) The Lok Sabha cannot be dissolved before the completion of its five year term
- (d) The members of Lok Sabha also vote in the election of the members of Rajya Sabha
Answer(a) A majority of members of Rajya Sabha are elected by a system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote
Same subject — the structure and election of Parliament. That NDA item tests how Rajya Sabha members are elected; this one tests Article 79's definition of the parts of Parliament.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which Article of the Constitution defines the composition of the Union Parliament?
- (a)Article 74
- (b)Article 79
- (c)Article 80
- (d)Article 85
Answer(b) Article 79 — it states Parliament consists of the President and two Houses.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Who is a part of Parliament but not a member of either House?
- (a)The Vice-President
- (b)The President
- (c)The Speaker
- (d)The Attorney-General
Answer(b) The President — a part of Parliament under Article 79, barred from membership of either House by Article 59(1).