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Correct Answer: Option (B) — 2 only
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Standard Reference VerifiedStatement 1 is incorrect: According to Article 107(3), a bill pending in Parliament does not lapse by reason of the prorogation of the Houses. Only pending notices (other than notices of intention to move for leave to introduce a bill) lapse on prorogation.
Statement 2 is correct: Under Article 107(4), a bill pending in the Rajya Sabha which has not been passed by the Lok Sabha does not lapse on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha, because it has never been seized of or passed by the Lok Sabha.
Prorogation only terminates a session, not the life of the House, so bills never lapse on prorogation. Dissolution terminates the Lok Sabha, so only bills involving the Lok Sabha's action or transmission generally lapse.
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