Consider the following statements: 1. The President of India can summon a session of the Parliament at such place as he/she thinks fit. 2. The Constitution of India provides for three sessions of the Parliament in a year, but it is not mandatory to conduct all three sessions. 3. There is no minimum number of days that the Parliament is required to meet in a year. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Statement 1 is correct. Article 85(1) of the Constitution of India explicitly states that the President shall from time to time summon each House of Parliament to meet at such time and place as he/she thinks fit. 2. Statement 2 is incorrect. The Constitution (Article 85) mandates that six months shall not intervene between the last sitting in one session and the date appointed for its first sitting in the next session. It does not explicitly provide for three sessions in a year. The practice of holding three sessions (Budget, Monsoon, Winter) is based on parliamentary convention, not a constitutional requirement, and conducting all three is not constitutionally mandatory. 3. Statement 3 is correct. The Constitution does not specify a minimum number of days that the Parliament is required to meet in a year. The only constitutional stipulation is regarding the maximum gap between two sessions. 4. Therefore, statements 1 and 3 are correct.