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Correct Answer: Option (B) — Both 1 and 2
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Standard Reference VerifiedStatement 1 is stated in the Constitution: Article 59(1) explicitly states, 'The President shall not be a member of either House of Parliament or of a House of the Legislature of any State...'
Statement 2 is stated in the Constitution: Article 79 states, 'There shall be a Parliament for the Union which shall consist of the President and two Houses to be known respectively as the Council of States and the House of the People.'
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