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The Rajya Sabha is called a Permanent house because 1/3 members retire every __________.
Topic: Rajya Sabha as a permanent House
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(a) two years.
Explanation
Read the question precisely: it asks how often ONE-THIRD of the members RETIRE. Members are elected for a term of SIX YEARS, and one-third of them retire every TWO YEARS — so that two-thirds of the House is always continuing and it need never be dissolved. Six years is the TERM of a member, not the retirement interval. The two figures belong together but answer different questions, and this one asks for the interval.
In words
two years.
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