Correct answer: (c) Both 1 and 2
Explanation
- A
1 only
(a) 1 only. Statement 1 is right, but statement 2 is also treated as right: Houses that lack a rule on a point follow the Lok Sabha practice. Dropping 2 is not the key.
- B
2 only
(b) 2 only. It drops the Governor’s address, which Article 176 requires at the first session of the year (and after a general election). Not the key.
- C
Both 1 and 2
(c) Both 1 and 2. Article 176 requires the Governor to address the Assembly (or both Houses) at the commencement of the first session of the year. Where a State Legislature has not framed a rule on a matter, the established practice is to follow the corresponding Lok Sabha rule. Both statements stand, so this is the official key.
- D
Neither 1 nor 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2. Both statements are accepted as correct, so this option is wrong.
Summary. Official key is (c). The Governor’s address at the first session of the year is a constitutional custom under Article 176. State Houses make their own rules under Article 208, but the residual practice is to copy the Lok Sabha rule when a gap exists. Neither statement is false on the official key. Honour (c).
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