UPSC PRELIMS · POLITY · PARLIAMENT: PROROGATION AND DISSOLUTION
Consider the following statements: 1. Prorogation of Parliament does not require the advice of the Council of Ministers. 2. Generally, the President prorogues the Houses after they have been adjourned sine die, but the President can also prorogue a House while it is in session. 3. Dissolution of the Lok Sabha is generally done by the President on the advice of the Council of Ministers.
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EXPLANATION
The President acts on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers in exercising these constitutional powers. A House can be prorogued even while it is in session, and dissolution of the Lok Sabha is ordinarily on ministerial advice, making statements 2 and 3 correct.
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