Consider the following statements : 1. If the election of the President of India is declared void by the Supreme Court of India, all acts done by him/her in the performance of duties of his/her office of President before the date of decision become invalid. 2. Election for the post of the President of India can be postponed on the ground that some Legislative Assemblies have been dissolved and elections are yet to take place. 3. When a Bill is presented to the President of India, the Constitution prescribes time limits within which he/she has to declare his/her assent. How many of the above statements are correct?

Option (d) is correct because all three statements are factually incorrect: Article 71(2) stipulates that acts performed by the President remain valid even if their election is later declared void, Article 71(4) clarifies that the election cannot be postponed due to vacancies in the electoral college (such as dissolved assemblies), and Article 111 prescribes no specific time limit for granting assent to a Bill. Option (a) is the most tempting wrong choice for candidates who mistake the constitutional phrase "as soon as possible" for a fixed legal deadline or believe that a dissolved assembly must be represented. The core concept being tested is the constitutional framework governing the President’s election process and legislative powers under Articles 71 and 111.