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UPSC PYQPrelims 2020

Civil Services Examination · Question 2

Rajya Sabha has equal powers with Lok Sabha in

  1. the matter of creating new All India Services
  2. amending the Constitution
  3. the removal of the government
  4. making cut motions
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Answer: (B) amending the Constitution

Explanation

A constitutional amendment bill under Article 368 must be passed by each House separately with a special majority; there is no joint sitting, so both Houses have equal power. Creating new AIS is an exclusive Rajya Sabha power (Art. 312), while removal of government and cut motions belong to Lok Sabha.