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UPSC 2021: We adopted parliamentary democracy based on the British model, but how does our model differ from that model? 1. As regards legislation, the British Parliament is supreme or sovereign but in India, the power of the Parliament to legislate is limited. 2. In India, matters related to the constitutionality of the Amendment of an Act of the Parliament are referred to the Constitution Bench by the Supreme Court. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2
1. The British Parliament is legally sovereign, whereas India’s Parliament is constrained by a written Constitution and the basic-structure doctrine; thus statement 1 is true. 2. Under Article 145(3), questions on the constitutionality of a parliamentary Act or amendment are placed before a Supreme Court Constitution Bench of at least five judges, so statement 2 is also true. Therefore both statements are correct (option c). ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_bench_%28India%29?utm_source=openai))
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