CSE · GS-2Official PYQ · CSE 2020 · Q14Polity · Parliament and State Legislatures · 15 marks · 250 words
English
Rajya Sabha has been transformed from a ‘useless stepney tyre’ to the most useful supporting organ in past few decades. Highlight the factors as well as the areas in which this transformation could be visible.
हिन्दी
विगत कुछ दशकों में राज्य सभा एक ‘उपयोगहीन स्टैपनी टायर’ से सर्वाधिक उपयोगी सहायक अंग में रूपांतरित हुआ है। उन कारकों तथा क्षेत्रों को आलोकित कीजिये जहाँ यह रूपांतरण दृष्टिगत हो सकता है।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2020 (English and Hindi). Source
Syllabus
Polity · Parliament and State Legislatures
Parliament and State Legislatures—structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.
CSE syllabus →Full CSE 2020 GS-2 paper →More on #Federalism & Centre-State Relations →More on #Parliament & Legislatures →More on #Rajya Sabha & Legislative Councils →
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