Consider the following statements:

1. The President of India can summon a session of the Parliament at such a 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?

The correct option is 1 and 3 only.

Let us analyze each statement step-by-step to understand why this option is correct:

Statement 1 is correct:
According to Article 85(1) of the Constitution of India, the President has the power to summon each House of Parliament to meet at such time and place as he/she thinks fit. Therefore, Statement 1 is constitutionally accurate.

Statement 2 is incorrect:
The Constitution of India does not explicitly provide for or mandate "three sessions" (Budget, Monsoon, and Winter sessions) in a year. Instead, these three sessions are conducted by convention. The constitutional requirement under Article 85(1) is only that six months shall not intervene between the last sitting of Parliament in one session and the date appointed for its first sitting in the next session. Thus, the Constitution does not define three specific sessions, making Statement 2 incorrect.

Statement 3 is correct:
There is no provision in the Constitution of India, nor is there any law, that prescribes a minimum number of days or sittings that the Parliament must meet in a year. The only restriction is the gap between two sessions, which must not exceed six months. Therefore, Statement 3 is correct.

Since Statements 1 and 3 are correct, and Statement 2 is incorrect, the correct choice is 1 and 3 only.