Consider the following statements :

1.  In the first Lok Sabha, the single largest party in the opposition was the Swatantra Party.

2. In the Lok Sabha, a “Leader of the Opposition” was recognized for the first time in 1969.

3. In the Lok Sabha, if a party does not ' have a minimum of 75 members, its leader cannot be recognized as the Leader ofthe Opposition.

Which of the statements given above is/are

(a) 1 and 3
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3