Consider the following statements:1.The Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959 exempts several posts from disqualification on the grounds of 'Office of Profit'.2.The above-mentioned Act was amended five times.3.The term 'Office of Profit' is well-defined in the Constitution of India.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 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.

2. B

   3 only

   (b) 3 only. The term is not well-defined in the Constitution, so 3 only is not the key.

3. C

   2 and 3 only

   (c) 2 and 3 only. Statement 3 fails, so this pair is not the key.

4. 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).