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Correct Answer: Option (C) — 1 and 3 only
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Standard Reference VerifiedStatement 1 is correct: Article 85(1) provides that the President shall summon each House of Parliament to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit. Statement 2 is incorrect: The Constitution does not specify three sessions (Budget, Monsoon, Winter); this is a convention. The Constitution only mandates under Article 85(1) that six months shall not intervene between the last sitting in one session and the date appointed for the first sitting in the next session. Statement 3 is correct: There is no constitutional or statutory provision specifying a minimum number of working days that Parliament must meet in a calendar year.
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