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Option 4 : 1, 2 and 3

The correct answer is 1, 2 and 3.

  •  Leader of the Opposition
    • In each House of Parliament, there is the ‘Leader of the Opposition’.
    • The leader of the largest Opposition party having not less than one-tenth seats of the total strength of the House is recognised as the leader of the Opposition in that House. opposition cabinet. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
    • In a parliamentary system of government, the leader of the opposition has a significant role to play.
    • His main functions are to provide constructive criticism of the policies of the government and to provide an alternative government.
    • Therefore, the leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were accorded statutory recognition in 1977. Hence, statement 3 is correct.
    • They are also entitled to the salary, allowances and other facilities equivalent to that of a cabinet minister. Hence, statement 2 is correct.
    • It was in 1969 that an official leader of the opposition was recognised for the first time.

  • The same functionary in the USA is known as the ‘minority leader’.
  • The British political system has a unique institution called the ‘Shadow Cabinet’.
    • It is formed by the Opposition party to balance the ruling cabinet and to prepare its members for future ministerial offices.
    • In this shadow cabinet, almost every member in the ruling cabinet is ‘shadowed’ by a corresponding member in the opposition cabinet.
    • This shadow cabinet serves as the ‘alternate cabinet’ if there is a change of government.
    • That is why Ivor Jennings described the leader of Opposition as the ‘alternative Prime Minister’.
    • He enjoys the status of a minister and is paid by the government.
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