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Which one of the following are/is stated in the Constitution of India ? I. The President shall not be a member of either House of Parliament. II. The Parliament shall consist of the President and two Houses. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below :

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Both I and II are expressly stated in the Constitution. Article 59 provides that “The President shall not be a member of either House of Parliament or of a House of the Legislature of any State,” and that if a sitting member is elected President they are deemed to have vacated their seat on entering office [1]. Article 79 declares that Parliament consists of the President and the two Houses — the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and the House of the People (Lok Sabha) — making the President a constituent part of the Legislature though he does not normally sit in Parliament except for certain addresses and for assenting to Bills [2].

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  1. [1] https://www.mea.gov.in/Images/pdf1/Part5.pdf
  2. [2] https://ceoharyana.gov.in/Website/ELECTIONCOMMISSION/Images/fe7f343d-12bc-45e3-b3af-e6ffadf44be7.pdf
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