Consider the following statements:1.The minimum age prescribed for any person to be a member of Panchayat is 25 years.2.A Panchayat reconstituted after premature dissolution continues only for the remainder period.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. A

   1 only

   Statement 1 says the minimum age for membership of a Panchayat is 25 years. Article 243F read with the 73rd Amendment sets the minimum age at 21 years, not 25 (25 is the Lok Sabha floor). 1 only is therefore wrong.

2. B

   2 only

   Statement 2 is correct: a Panchayat reconstituted after premature dissolution continues only for the remainder of the original five-year term, not for a fresh five years (Article 243E). Statement 1 is false. Hence 2 only is the official key.

3. C

   Both 1 and 2

   Both would require the 25-year age to be true. It is not, so both is not the key.

4. D

   Neither 1 nor 2

   Neither would deny the remainder-term rule after premature dissolution, which is constitutional. This option is wrong.

Summary. Official key is (b) 2 only. Part IX fixes a five-year term for Panchayats; if the body is dissolved early, the successor sits only for what is left of that term, provided at least six months remained. The minimum age to be chosen a member is 21, not 25. Confusing Panchayat age with Lok Sabha age is the standard trap. Statement 1 fails; statement 2 stands.