With reference to the Council of States consider the following statements 1 The parliament functione...........

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With reference to the Council of States, consider the following statements:

1. The parliament functioned as unicameral till the first elections were held in 1952.

2. The origin of the second Chamber can be traced to the Montague-Chelmsford Report of 1918.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: The Constituent Assembly, which first met on 9 December 1946, also acted as the Central Legislature till 1950, when it was converted as 'Provisional Parliament'. During this period, the Central Legislature which was known as Constituent Assembly (Legislative) and later Provisional Parliament was unicameral till the first elections were held in 1952.
Statement 2 is correct: The origin of the second Chamber can be traced to the Montague-Chelmsford Report of 1918. The Government of India Act, 1919 provided for the creation of a 'Council of State' as a second chamber of the then legislature.