Rajya Sabha has equal powers with Lok Sabha in
Answer & explanation
Answer: (b) amending the Constitution
A constitutional amendment must be passed separately by each House with a special majority, and there is no joint sitting to override a House that refuses. So on amendments the Rajya Sabha stands level with the Lok Sabha. The other three options are either special to the Rajya Sabha or reserved for the Lok Sabha.
- ✓ (b) Under Article 368 each House must pass an amendment bill by a special majority, so the constituent powers of the two Houses are the same.
- ✗ (a) Creating a new All India Service needs a resolution of the Rajya Sabha alone, backed by two-thirds of members present and voting (Article 312). This is a special power of the Rajya Sabha, not an equal one.
- ✗ (c) The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha only (Article 75(3)), so only the Lok Sabha can remove the government.
- ✗ (d) Demands for grants are voted only by the Lok Sabha (Article 113(2)), so cut motions, which propose reducing a demand, can be moved only there.
Remember · Equal powers of the two Houses: constitutional amendments, non-money bills, impeaching the President, removing the Vice President. Lok Sabha alone: money bills, grants, no-confidence.
📘 Read it in NCERT: Class 11 Indian Constitution at Work, Ch 5 (practise this chapter)
Sources
- NCERT Class 11 · Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 5 “In all other spheres, including passing of non-money bills, constitutional amendments, and impeaching the President and removing the Vice President the powers of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are co-equal.”
- Constitution of India, Article 312 (All-India services) ↗ “if the Council of States has declared by resolution supported by not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting that it is necessary or expedient in the national interest so to do, Parliament may by law provide for the creation of one or more all India services … shall be submitted in the form of demands for grants to the House of the People, and the House of the People shall have power to assent, or to refuse to assent, to any demand”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2020, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·