Correct answer: (a) 1 and 2 only
Explanation
- A
1 and 2 only
(a) 1 and 2 only. The Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959 lists offices that do not disqualify an MP for office of profit. By 2019 it had been amended five times. Statement 3 is false: the Constitution uses ‘office of profit’ but does not define it. That 1-and-2 code is the official key.
- B
3 only
(b) 3 only. The term is not well-defined in the Constitution, so 3 only is not the key.
- C
2 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only. Statement 3 fails, so this pair is not the key.
- D
1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3. The undefined-in-Constitution claim is false as a ‘well-defined’ statement, so all-three is not the key.
Summary. Official key is (a) 1 and 2 only. Articles 102 and 191 disqualify for an office of profit under the government except as Parliament/Legislature exempts. The 1959 Act is that exemption list and had five amendments by the time of this paper. Definition is largely judicial. Honour the stored letter (a).
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