The Upper House of the Indian Parliament is called _________.

Rajya Sabha

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Lok Sabha

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Parliament

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Solution

The correct option is A Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha is the upper house of the Parliament. It consists of 250 members of which 230 are elected indirectly by the state legislatures by single transferable votes system while the President can appoint 12 members for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services.

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Assertion(A): India has a parliamentary form of democracy.

Reason(R): Indian Parliament comprises of two houses.

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