Explanation
- A
1 only
1 only. A bill passed by LS and pending in RS also lapses (2).
- B
1 and 2
1 and 2. Pending in LS, or passed by LS and pending in RS, both lapse on dissolution.
- C
2 and 3
2 and 3. Statement 3 is false: a bill notified for joint sitting does not lapse.
- D
3 only
3 only. That is the exception that does not lapse.
Summary. Official key is (b) 1 and 2. On dissolution of the Lok Sabha, a bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses, and a bill passed by the Lok Sabha and pending in the Rajya Sabha also lapses. If the President has already notified an intention to summon a joint sitting under Article 108, that bill does not lapse. So 3 is false.
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