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Correct Answer: Option (B) — 2 only
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Standard Reference VerifiedStatement 1 is incorrect: Under the Advocates Act, 1961, any person with a law degree who is enrolled with a State Bar Council is an advocate. Corporate lawyers and patent attorneys who fulfill the statutory criteria and enrollment are recognized as advocates; they are not arbitrarily excluded from advocate status.
Statement 2 is correct: Under Section 7(1)(h) and 7(1)(i) of the Advocates Act, 1961, the Bar Council of India (BCI) has the power to promote legal education, lay down standards of legal education in consultation with Universities, and recognize universities whose degree in law qualifies graduates for enrollment as advocates.
Statements that draw arbitrary and artificial exclusions (e.g., claiming corporate lawyers are legally excluded from being advocates) are typically incorrect traps.
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