Correct answer: (a) I only
Explanation
- A
I only
I only. The Constitution’s explicit line in I is scored; II is not.
- B
II only
II only. II is the false limb.
- C
Both 1 and II
Both. II fails.
- D
Neither I nor II
Neither. I holds.
Summary. Official Set A key is (a) I only. Tick the statement that the Constitution actually writes. Statement II over-claims a convention or a statute as if it were an explicit constitutional clause. I only.
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