Consider the following statements: 1. A Money Bill cannot be introduced in the Council of States. 2. The Council of States cannot reject a Money Bill nor amend it. Which of the statements given above is/ are correct ?

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Q: 13 (CDS-I/2007)
Consider the following statements:
1. A Money Bill cannot be introduced in the Council of States.
2. The Council of States cannot reject a Money Bill nor amend it.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct ?

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

CDS-I

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0,82,37,13,17,82,7

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{'money bill': [7, 1, 3, 9], 'council': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'states': [1, 0, 0, 1]}

The correct answer is option 3: Both 1 and 2.

Statement 1: A Money Bill cannot be introduced in the Council of States. This statement is correct. As per Article 109 of the Indian Constitution, a Money Bill can only be introduced in the Lok Sabha (House of the People) and not in the Rajya Sabha (Council of States).

Statement 2: The Council of States cannot reject a Money Bill nor amend it. This statement is also correct. As per Article 109 and Article 110 of the Indian Constitution, the Rajya Sabha can only make recommendations on a Money Bill, but it does not have the power to reject or amend it. The Lok Sabha has the authority to accept or reject these recommendations, but it is not bound by them.

Therefore, both statements are correct.