RAS question
Rajasthan contributes how many members to the Rajya Sabha?
Correct answer: (D) 10.
Rajasthan elects 10 members to the Rajya Sabha, the Council of States.
Explanation
Rajasthan sends 10 members to the Rajya Sabha. The cited Rajya Sabha source explains that the allocation of seats filled by representatives of States and Union territories is laid down in the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution, and its present allocation table lists Rajasthan with 10 seats. It also states that representatives of each State in the Council of States are elected by the elected members of that State's Legislative Assembly through proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. So the answer is not just a memorised number: it follows from the constitutional seat allocation for the Council of States and Rajasthan's entry in that allocation table.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 8 is too few because the Rajya Sabha allocation table lists Rajasthan with 10 seats.
- (B) 25 does not answer this Rajya Sabha question; it is given as the number of Lok Sabha seats, while Rajasthan's Rajya Sabha figure is 10.
- (C) 12 is not supported by the Rajya Sabha allocation table, which records Rajasthan's Council of States seats as 10.
Concept
This tests representation of Rajasthan in Parliament, especially the difference between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha numbers. It recurs in RAS because state polity questions often check whether candidates can connect Rajasthan-specific facts with the constitutional scheme for Parliament.