Rajya Sabha has equal powers with Lok Sabha in
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Answer: B. Amending the Constitution under Article 368 needs a special majority in each House separately, and there is no joint sitting to break a deadlock. So the Rajya Sabha has equal power with the Lok Sabha here.
Watch for: Option A is a Rajya Sabha power, but it is a special power, not an equal one.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because creating new All India Services under Article 312 starts with a Rajya Sabha resolution, a special power only it has.
- C. Wrong because the Council of Ministers is responsible only to the Lok Sabha (Article 75(3)).
- D. Wrong because cut motions are moved only in the Lok Sabha during the budget.
Source to check: Constitution of India, Articles 75(3), 312 and 368; NCERT Class 11 Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 5 (Legislature)
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