Correct answer: (b) Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation
- A
Both 1 and 2
Both. Article 109 is Money Bills, not joint sitting. Constitution Amendment Bills cannot go to a joint sitting.
- B
Neither 1 nor 2
Neither 1 nor 2. Joint sitting is Article 108. Article 368 bills need each House separately; no joint sitting.
- C
Only 2
Only 2. Constitution Amendment is expressly barred from joint sitting practice.
- D
Only 1
Only 1. Article 109 is the false citation.
Summary. Official key is (b) neither. Joint sitting is Article 108, not 109, and not for constitutional amendments. Also note: Article 108 — Deadlock ordinary bills; Article 109 — Money Bill special procedure; Article 368 — Each House; special majority; Three joint sittings — Dowry, Banking, POTA historically.
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