Correct answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation
- A
1 only
1 only. A voter cannot be parked as minister for six months merely on that wording; the six-month rule is about a minister who is not a member of the House.
- B
2 only
2 only. Disqualification after a five-year sentence is for six years from release, not permanent.
- C
Both 1 and 2
Both. Both fail as keyed.
- D
Neither 1 nor 2
Neither. Statement 1 misstates Article 164(4)/75(5). Statement 2’s lifelong bar is false under the RPA.
Summary. Official key is (d) neither. A non-member may be a minister for six consecutive months — that is not the same as ‘any voter can be made minister’. A conviction with a five-year sentence bars contest for six years after release, not for life.
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