Election of Vice-President of India
CMAT 2025 · General Knowledge · Easy · Polity
Given below are two statements :
Statement I : State Legislatures do not take part in the election of Vice-President. Statement II : The electoral college for Vice-President consist of the members of both houses of Parliament.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
- A.
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
- B.
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- C.
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
- D.
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
A
Explanation
Statement I is correct because members of State Legislative Assemblies do not participate in the Vice-Presidential election. Statement II is correct because the electoral college for the Vice-President consists of both elected and nominated members of both Houses of Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha).
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