Consider the following statements about the Council of States:
- Under the Indian Constitution, there is no equality of representation of the States in the Council of States.
- The Council of States cannot be correctly described as a federal Chamber because some of its members are nominated by the President.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Correct answer: A
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct — under the Constitution there is no equality of representation of the States in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha seats are allotted by population, unlike the US Senate's equal representation). Statement 2 is incorrect — the Rajya Sabha can correctly be described as a federal chamber; the 12 nominated members don't negate that (official Rajya Sabha material itself calls it the federal chamber). So only statement 1 is correct → (A).