Rajya Sabha — Prelims Strategy

Prelims Strategy

Focus on memorizing exact numbers: 250 maximum strength, 245 current strength, 233 elected + 12 nominated, one-third retirement every 2 years. Master Articles 80-88 with specific provisions. Create comparison charts with Lok Sabha covering composition, powers, term, dissolution.

Remember key cases: Kuldip Nayar (2006) for nominated members' voting rights, Keshav Singh (1965) for disqualification. Practice STV system calculations and quota formulas. Focus on special powers (Articles 249, 312) and limitations (money bills, no-confidence).

Use elimination techniques: if option mentions dissolution of Rajya Sabha or origination of money bills, eliminate immediately. Create mnemonics for retirement rotation, nomination criteria, and federal powers.

Also build Paper II skills

Dense constitutional and IR passages mirror CSAT-style comprehension and argument evaluation—build those skills in parallel. CSAT hub.

• Valid & invalid arguments
• Syllogisms
• Critical reasoning