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UPSC 2018: Consider the following statements: 1. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly shall vacate his/her office if he/she ceases to be a member of the Assembly. 2. Whenever the Legislative Assembly is dissolved, the Speaker shall vacate his/her office immediately. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) 1 only
Article 179(a) states that the Speaker of a Legislative Assembly vacates office if he/she ceases to be a member, so statement 1 is correct. The proviso to Article 179 further says that when the Assembly is dissolved the Speaker remains in office until immediately before the first meeting of the new Assembly, so statement 2 is incorrect ([constitutionofindia.net](https://www.constitutionofindia.net/articles/article-179-vacation-and-resignation-of-and-removal-from-the-offices-of-speaker-and-deputy-speaker/?utm_source=openai)).
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