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Correct Answer: Option (D) — 1, 2 and 3
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedStatement 1 is correct: Adjournment sine die (terminating a sitting without setting a date) is done by the presiding officer (Speaker). Once prorogued by the President, the House can be summoned again only by the President (Article 85).
Statement 2 is correct: Under Article 83(2), the Lok Sabha has a duration of five years from its first meeting, and the expiration of this five-year period operates as an automatic dissolution of the House.
Statement 3 is correct: Under the second proviso to Article 94, whenever the Lok Sabha is dissolved, the Speaker does not vacate office until immediately before the first meeting of the newly-elected Lok Sabha.
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