UPSC PRELIMS · POLITY · PARLIAMENT — SESSIONS

Consider the following statements: 1. The President of India can summon a session of Parliament at such place as he/she thinks fit. 2. The Constitution of India provides for three sessions of Parliament in a year, but it is not mandatory to conduct all three sessions. 3. There is no minimum number of days that Parliament is required to meet in a year. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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EXPLANATION

The President summons Parliament, subject to the constitutional six-month limit between sessions; the Constitution does not prescribe three sessions or a minimum number of sitting days.

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