Correct answer: (a) 1 only
Explanation
- A
1 only
(a) 1 only. (a) Official key: The Speaker must be an Assembly member; ceasing to be a member vacates the office. On dissolution the Speaker does not go immediately but continues until the first sitting of the new House. Statement 2 is therefore false. Only statement 1 is correct.
- B
2 only
(b) 2 only. Immediate vacation on dissolution is not the constitutional rule. This is not the key.
- C
Both 1 and 2
(c) Both 1 and 2. Statement 2 fails, so both-correct is not the key.
- D
Neither 1 nor 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2. Statement 1 is true, so ‘neither’ is not the key.
Summary. Official key is (a) 1 only. Article 179: the Speaker vacates office on ceasing to be a member, but after dissolution continues until the next Assembly meets. Honour the stored letter (a).
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