The election to the Rajya Sabha and the State Legislative Councils are held __________.
A
Directly
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B
Indirectly
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C
Referendum
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D
None of these
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Solution
The correct option is C Indirectly Rajya Sabha and State Legislative Councils are upper houses of the Central and state legislature respectively. The members of both houses are elected indirectly by single transferable vote method. They are elected for a term of 6 yrs and one-third of members retire every two years.