With reference to the Parliamentary Standing Committees reconstituted in…

Concept

Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees are reconstituted periodically, so a chairperson statement must be checked against the notification applicable to the date named. In a two-statement code question, verify each statement independently before selecting the combination.

Application

1. The October 2021 reconstitution named Sushil Kumar Modi as Chairperson of the Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice. Therefore statement 1 records the full committee title and chairperson correctly.

2. The October 2021 reconstitution retained Shashi Tharoor as Chairperson of the Committee on Information Technology. The committee was renamed the Committee on Communications and Information Technology in November 2021, so the October-specific name must be used here. Therefore statement 2 is correct.

Cross-check and contrast

• “Only 1” accepts statement 1 but excludes the independently verified statement 2.

• “Only 2” accepts statement 2 but excludes the independently verified statement 1.

• “Both 1 and 2” includes both independently verified statements.

• “Neither 1 nor 2” excludes both independently verified statements.

Result

Therefore, the applicable October 2021 list supports both statements, so the answer is “Both 1 and 2”.