Final answer:
The correct answer is (b) 2 and 3 only. Statement 1 is incorrect as prior recommendation of the President is not required for introducing a Constitution Amendment Bill in India. Statements 2 is correct because the President must give assent to a Constitution Amendment Bill, and Statement 3 is also correct as such bills must be passed with a special majority and do not have provision for a joint sitting.
Step-by-step explanation:
The correct answer to the question “Which of the statements given above are correct?” where the statements are: 1. A bill amending the Constitution requires a prior recommendation of the President of India. 2. When a Constitution Amendment Bill is presented to the President of India, it is obligatory for the President of India to give his/her assent. 3. A Constitution Amendment Bill must be passed by both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha by a special majority and there is no provision for joint sitting, is (b) 2 and 3 only.
Statement 1 is incorrect as it is not necessary for a constitutional amendment bill in India to have the prior recommendation of the president before it is introduced in Parliament. Statement 2 is correct regarding presidential assent to constitutional amendments; the President of India cannot refuse to give assent to a constitutional amendment bill once it has been passed by both houses of Parliament. Lastly, Statement 3 is also correct; there is no provision for a joint sitting in case of a deadlock over a constitutional amendment bill, and it needs to be passed by each house by a “special majority”, specified as more than 50% of the total membership of the house and a two-thirds majority of the members present and voting.