Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : A Money Bill can be introduced only in the House of the People 70 (Lok Sabha) and not in the Council of States (Rajya Sabha). Reason (R) : The Council of States may only make recommendations on a Money Bill within 14 days, but the House of the People may accept or reject them, and in either case, the Bill is deemed to be passed. In the context of the above assertion and reason under Article 109 of the Consti- tution of India, which one of the following is correct ?
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The assertion states that a Money Bill can only be introduced in the Lok Sabha (not Rajya Sabha) — this is TRUE (Art.109). The reason provides the constitutional basis for this rule. Both A and R are true, and R correctly explains A — answer is (A).