With reference to the Legislative Assembly of a State in India, consider the following statements : 1. The Governor makes a customary address to Members of the House at the commencement of the first session of the year. 2. When a State Legislature does not have a rule on a particular matter, it follows the Lok Sabha rule on that matter. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Statement 1 is correct as per Article 176 of the Constitution, which mandates the Governor to address the Legislative Assembly at the commencement of the first session of each year and after every general election. Statement 2 is incorrect because Article 208 empowers each State Legislature to frame its own rules of procedure; in the absence of a specific rule, the House follows its own established precedents or the Speaker’s ruling rather than being constitutionally bound to follow Lok Sabha rules. The core concept tested is the **Constitutional powers of the Governor and the procedural autonomy of State Legislatures.**