Assertion (A):The President is a part of the Parliament.Reason (R):A Bill passed by the two Houses of Parliament cannot become a law without the assent of the President.Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1. A

   Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

   This option claims both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). However, the President's role as an integral part of Parliament is directly justified by the requirement of presidential assent for any bill to become law.

2. B

   Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

   is (b). This option asserts that both (A) and (R) are true and that (R) is the correct explanation of (A). Under Article 79, the Parliament consists of the President and the two Houses, making presidential assent the direct logical reason why the President forms an inseparable part of the legislative process.

3. C

   (A) is true but (R) is false.

   This option claims that (A) is true while (R) is false. This is incorrect because Article 111 clearly mandates that a bill passed by both Houses requires the President's assent to become an Act.

4. D

   (A) is false but (R) is true.

   This option claims that (A) is false and (R) is true. This is entirely incorrect since the Constitution explicitly establishes the President as a component of the Parliament alongside the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.

Summary. Official key is (b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). The Constitution of India explicitly defines the Parliament as comprising the President and the two Houses under Article 79. Since no legislative measure enacted by Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha can attain the status of law without executive assent under Article 111, the reason correctly elucidates the assertion. Therefore, both statements hold true, and the second directly validates the structural inclusion of the executive head within the legislature.