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Correct Answer: Option (D) — Neither 1 nor 2
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedStatement 1 is incorrect: A Private Member's Bill is any bill introduced by any Member of Parliament who is not a Minister, regardless of whether they are elected or nominated.
Statement 2 is incorrect: Fourteen private members' bills have been passed by both Houses of Parliament since Independence (the last being in 1970). Thus, it was not passed 'for the first time in its history'.
Look out for extreme/absolute phrases like 'only nominated' and 'for the first time in its history'. Both are restrictive traps, making both statements false.
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