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QUESTION PYQ 09
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10 marks

Discuss the role of the Vice –Presidents of India as the chairman of the Rajyasabha

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What the examiner wants

For Vice-President as Rajya Sabha Chairman, the core task is to discuss the exact proposition ‘Discuss the role of the Vice –Presidents of India as the chairman of the Rajyasabha’. Organise the answer around its qualifier and evidence burden, not around a generic syllabus note.

DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Discuss the role of the Vice –Presidents of India as the chairman of the Rajyasabha≈55 words
  2. 2Anchor Vice-President as Rajya Sabha Chairman in the relevant constitutional/legal institution, then test how that design works in practice or where it is limited≈55 words

Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.

Answer plan

Constitutional/legal basisInstitutional designDisputed issue in Vice-President as Rajya Sabha ChairmanJudicial/committee/statutory anchor where relevantSafeguard/reform/judgment

Where marks usually go

  • Turning this into a broad note on Vice-President as Rajya Sabha Chairman instead of answering the question’s operative wording: ‘Discuss the role of the Vice –Presidents of India as the chairman of the Rajyasabha’
  • Listing provisions/institutions for Vice-President as Rajya Sabha Chairman without connecting them to the concrete institutional tension or outcome in the prompt

Value addition

  • Vice-President as Rajya Sabha Chairman: legal/institutional flow — basis → actor/process → friction/delivery gap → safeguard/outcome
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

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