Consider the following statements regarding the conduct of business in the Indian Parliament: 1. The Constitution of India explicitly contains all the detailed, day-to-day rules for conducting parliamentary proceedings. 2. The presiding officer of the House holds supreme authority concerning the maintenance of order and conduct of business within the chamber. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect because the Constitution of India does not lay down all the detailed, day-to-day rules of procedure; rather, Article 118 empowers each House of Parliament to make rules for regulating its procedure and the conduct of its business. Statement 2 is correct because the presiding officer (Speaker in Lok Sabha / Chairman in Rajya Sabha) is the final interpreter of the rules and holds supreme authority for conducting the business and maintaining order within the House.