Consider the following statements : 1. The Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959 exempts several posts from disqualification on the grounds of 'Office of Profit'. 2. The above-mentioned Act was amended five times. 3. The term 'Office of Profit' is well-defined in the Constitution of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Option (a) is correct because the 1959 Act explicitly lists exempt posts and has undergone five amendments (1960, 1993, 1999, 2006, and 2013) to expand this list. Statement 3 is the most common pitfall; while the Constitution mentions "Office of Profit" in Articles 102 and 191 as a ground for disqualification, it does not actually define the term, leaving it to judicial interpretation. The core concept tested is the constitutional and statutory framework governing the disqualification of legislators to ensure the independence of the legislature from the executive.