Consider the following statements : 1. In the first Lok Sabha, the single largest party in the opposition was the Swatantra Party. 2. In the Lok Sabha, a "Leader of the Opposition" was recognised for the first time in 1969. 3. In the Lok Sabha, if a party does not have a minimum of 75 members, its leader cannot be recognised as the Leader of the Opposition. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

Statement 2 is correct because the Leader of the Opposition was officially recognized for the first time in 1969, whereas Statement 1 is false as the Communist Party of India (CPI) was the largest opposition party in the first Lok Sabha. Statement 3 is the most common error, but it is incorrect because the threshold for a party leader to be recognized as the Leader of the Opposition is 10% of the total strength of the House (55 members), not 75. The core concept tested is the historical evolution of parliamentary offices and the specific statutory requirements for leadership roles in the Lok Sabha.