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Polity - Rajya Sabha Rotation — Polity Questions & Practice

Practise 220 Polity - Rajya Sabha Rotation questions from Polity for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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Practice questions on Polity - Rajya Sabha Rotation — with answers

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1. A hypothetical upper house modelled on the Rajya Sabha has 159 elected members, one-third of whom retire every two years. How many members retire in each two-year cycle?

  1. A53
  2. B55
  3. C58
  4. D51
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Answer: A

Members retiring = Total elected members / 3 = 159 / 3 = 53 (rounded to the nearest whole member).

2. A hypothetical upper house modelled on the Rajya Sabha has 97 elected members, one-third of whom retire every two years. How many members retire in each two-year cycle?

  1. A25
  2. B32
  3. C30
  4. D29
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Answer: B

Members retiring = Total elected members / 3 = 97 / 3 = 32 (rounded to the nearest whole member).

3. A hypothetical upper house modelled on the Rajya Sabha has 102 elected members, one-third of whom retire every two years. How many members retire in each two-year cycle?

  1. A36
  2. B29
  3. C41
  4. D34
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Answer: D

Members retiring = Total elected members / 3 = 102 / 3 = 34 (rounded to the nearest whole member).

4. A hypothetical upper house modelled on the Rajya Sabha has 141 elected members, one-third of whom retire every two years. How many members retire in each two-year cycle?

  1. A40
  2. B49
  3. C47
  4. D50
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Answer: C

Members retiring = Total elected members / 3 = 141 / 3 = 47 (rounded to the nearest whole member).

5. A hypothetical upper house modelled on the Rajya Sabha has 117 elected members, one-third of whom retire every two years. How many members retire in each two-year cycle?

  1. A36
  2. B39
  3. C38
  4. D32
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Answer: B

Members retiring = Total elected members / 3 = 117 / 3 = 39 (rounded to the nearest whole member).

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