Consider the following statements in respect of financial emergency under Article 360 of the Constitution of India:
1) A proclamation of financial emergency issued shall cease to operate at the expiration of two months unless before the expiration of that period it has been approved by the resolutions of both Houses of Parliament.
2) If any proclamation of financial emergency Is in operation. it is competent for the President of India to issue directions for the reduction of salaries and allowances of all or any class of persons serving in connection with the affairs of the Union but excluding the Judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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1 onlyThe first statement is correct as per Article 360 of the Constitution of India, which states that a financial emergency must be approved by both Houses of Parliament within two months of its issuance. The second statement is incorrect because under a financial emergency, the President can indeed direct the reduction of salaries and allowances of any class of persons serving the Union, including the judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts.

Consider the Following Statements in Respect of Financial Emergency Under