Question

Assertion (A): Rajya Sabha is the 'House of People'.

Reason (R): The term 'House of People' is used to denote the fact that people directly elect their representatives to the chamber by voting.

• A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct reason of (A)
• B. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct reason of (A)
• C. (A) is true but (R) is false
• D. (A) is false but (R) is true
• E. Both are false

Answer 1

The correct option is D (A) is false but (R) is true

The Legislature of the Union, also called the Parliament, consists of the President and two Houses or chambers. The Lok Sabha, which is called the House of People because people directly elect their representatives to this house; and the Rajya Sabha, which is called the Council of States. The members of Rajya Sabha are elected by the members of legislative assemblies of states.