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Correct Answer: Option (A) — 1 only
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Standard Reference VerifiedStatement 1 is correct: Under Article 179(a), a member holding office as Speaker or Deputy Speaker of an Assembly vacates office if they cease to be a member of the Assembly. Statement 2 is incorrect: Under the second proviso to Article 179, whenever the Legislative Assembly is dissolved, the Speaker does not vacate their office until immediately before the first meeting of the Assembly after dissolution.
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