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Read the two statements given below about the financial powers of the Parliament and select the option that shows the correct relationship between (A) and (B).
Statement (A) : The Union Parliament is the custodian of the national purse.
Statement (B) : The Parliament is empowered to vote a cut in the budget or to reject it as a whole.
- (B) contradicts (A)
- (B) is the reason for (A)
- (A) is true but (B) is false
- (A) and (B) are independent of each other
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(B) is the reason for (A)
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R : A vote of no-confidence can be passed only in the Rajya Sabha.
S : Impeachment of the President or a Judge of the Supreme Court can only be initiated in the Lok Sabha.
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