Rajya Sabha was first constituted on:

Explanation

Rajya Sabha was first constituted on April 3, 1952; that date is distinct from its first sitting. The cited Rajya Sabha FAQ records the constitution date as 3 April 1952 and separately states that Rajya Sabha met for the first time on 13 May 1952. This distinction is the point of the MCQ: the question asks when the House was first constituted, not when proceedings first began. Therefore, April 3, 1952 is the correct date, while May 13, 1952 belongs to the first session or meeting of the House.

Why the other options are wrong

• (B) May 13, 1952 is wrong because the Rajya Sabha FAQ identifies it as the date when Rajya Sabha first met, not the date when it was first constituted.
• (C) August 15, 1947 is wrong because the cited Rajya Sabha FAQ gives April 3, 1952 as the date of first constitution.
• (D) January 26, 1950 is wrong because the cited Rajya Sabha FAQ does not mark it as the Rajya Sabha's constitution date; it gives April 3, 1952 instead.

Concept

This tests basic parliamentary chronology under Indian Constitution and Governance. RAS often asks such date-based distinctions because constitution, first meeting, and later naming of institutions are easy to confuse.

Source

• Rajya Sabha Secretariat FAQ

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