The provision of the election of members of Rajya Sabha in the Constitution of India was adopted from the Constitution of ______.

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The correct answer is South Africa.

Key Points

The provision of the election of members of Rajya Sabha in the Constitution of India was adopted from the Constitution of South Africa.
Indian Constitution came into existence on 26th November 1949.
The Constituent Assembly of India drafted the constitution considering features of constitutions of the other countries as well as from the Government of India Act 1935.
There are various sources of the Indian constitution for some features of it are borrowed.
Constitution is drafted considering the historical perspective of Indian Nationalist struggles, the geographical diversity of India, and its traditions and characteristics which are totally different from any other nation.

Additional InformationBorrowed provisions of the constitution from different countries are given below:

Countries	Borrowed Features of the Indian Constitution
Australia	Concurrent list Freedom of trade, commerce, and intercourse Joint-sitting of the two Houses of Parliament
Canada	Federation with a strong Centre Vesting of residuary powers in the Centre Appointment of state governors by the Centre Advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
Ireland	Directive Principles of State Policy Nomination of members to Rajya Sabha Method of election of the president
Japan	Procedure Established by law
Soviet Union (USSR)	Fundamental duties Ideals of justice (social, economic, and political) in the Preamble
UK	Parliamentary government Rule of Law Legislative procedure Single Citizenship Cabinet system Prerogative writs Parliamentary privileges Bicameralism
US	Fundamental rights Independence of judiciary Judicial review Impeachment of the president Removal of Supreme Court and High Court judges Post of vice-president
Germany (Weimar)	Suspension of Fundamental Rights during emergency
South Africa	Procedure for amendment in the Indian Constitution Election of members of Rajya Sabha
France	Republic Ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity in the Preamble