Correct answer: (b) 2 only
Explanation
- A
1 and 2
1 and 2. Emergency ratification needs both Houses; impeachment is a joint special-majority process, not LS-only.
- B
2 only
2 only. No-confidence against the Council of Ministers lies only in the Lok Sabha.
- C
1 and 3
1 and 3. Neither is exclusive to LS.
- D
3 only
3 only. Impeachment is not an LS monopoly.
Summary. Official key is (b) 2 only. A no-confidence motion is a Lok Sabha exclusive (collective responsibility to LS). Emergency proclamations are laid before both Houses. Impeachment of the President is initiated in either House and needs both.
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