Statement 1 is correct while statement 2 is incorrect.
As provided by the Constitution, the Speaker of the last Lok Sabha vacates his office immediately before the first meeting of the newly-elected Lok Sabha. Therefore, the President appoints a member of the Lok Sabha as the Speaker Pro Tem. Usually, the senior most member is selected for this.
The Speaker Pro Tem has all the powers of the Speaker.

Democracy is of two types—direct and indirect.
In direct democracy, the people exercise their supreme power directly as is the case in Switzerland. There are four devices of direct democracy, namely, Referendum, Initiative, Recall and Plebiscite.
In indirect democracy, on the other hand, the representatives elected by the people exercise the supreme power and thus carry on the government and make the laws. This type of democracy, also known as representative democracy, is of two kinds—parliamentary and presidential.

Statement 1 is correct while statement 2 is incorrect.
Article 341 of the Constitution provides certain privileges and concessions to the members of Scheduled Castes. Under the provision of Article 341, first list of SCs in relation to a states/UT is to be issued by a notified Order of the President after consulting concerned state Government. But the clause (2) of Article 341 envisages that, any subsequent inclusion in or exclusion from the list of Scheduled Castes can be effected through an Act of Parliament.
Parliament alone is vested with the power to include or exclude any entry in the SC list under Article 341 of the Constitution.

Statement 1 is correct while statement 2 is incorrect.
About NDMA:
· Objective: To coordinate response to natural or man-made disasters and for capacitybuilding in disaster resiliency and crisis response.
· It functions under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
· The Prime Minister is the ex-officio chairperson of the NDMA.

Konkan is an annual maritime bilateral exercise between Indian Navy and the Royal Navy of Britain.