EMERGENCY PROVISION MCQs
Which of the following article empower Which of the following is not the basis for the
for “National Emergency”? proclamation of “National Emergency”?
a) Article 352 a) War
b) Article 356 b) External Aggression
c) Article 360 c) Armed rebellion
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d) Article 363 d) Internal disturbance
Article 352: National Emergency. The internal disturbance is not the basis for the
Article 356: President’s rule. proclamation of “National Emergency”, it was omitted
in the 44th Constitutional amendment act(1978).
Article 360: Financial Emergency
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Which of the following constitutional Which of the following judgment held
amendment act made the declaration of that the proclamation of national
National Emergency immune from emergency can be challenged in a court
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Judicial review? on the ground of malafide or others.
a) 38th Amendment Act (1975) a) Champakam Dorairanjan case (1951)
b) 42nd Amendment Act (1976) b) Golaknath Case ( 1967)
c) 44th Amendment Act (1978) c) Kesavananda Bharti case (1973)
d) 101st Amendment Act (2016) d) Minerva Mills case (1980)
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Ans-A Ans-D
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Proclamation of emergency must be
approved by both the houses of
parliament within?
Which type of Majority is needed to pass the
emergency resolution in Parliament?
a) Simple Majority
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a) 1 month b) Special Majority [ majority of total membership
and 2/3rd of the members of the present and
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b) 2 months
c) 6 months voting;
d) 1 year c) Special majority and approval by half of the
Ans-A states’ assembly
Originally, it was 2 months but reduced to 1 d) Absolute majority
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month by the 44th amendment act of 1978. Ans- b) Special Majority [ majority of total
Once approved, it will be valid for six months membership and 2/3rd of the members of the present
and can be extended to an infinite period withand voting;
the approval of parliament every six months. Earlier, only a simple majority was needed. A special
majority provision was added by the 44th amendment
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act of 1978. It was also added in this amendment act
that the president must revoke the emergency if the
Article 358 deals with? Lok Sabha disapproves.
a) Suspension of fundamental rights guaranteed by article 19.
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b) Suspension of fundamental rights other than Articles 19, 20, and 21
c) Both of the above
d) None of the above
Ans-A (Article 359 deals with the Suspension of fundamental rights other than Articles 19, 20, and 21.)
National emergency was not declared in Given below are two statements one is
which of the following year? labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is
labelled as Reason (R).
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a) 1962
b) 1971 Assertion (A): Sarkaria Commission
c) 1975 recommended that Article 356 should be
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d) 1999 sparingly used.
Ans-D Reason (R): The political parties that came to
form the Government at the Centre misused
Under which Article of the Constitution it
Article 356.
is the responsibility of the Indian
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Government to protect States from
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the
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external aggression and internal
disturbance?
(A) Article 355
(B) Article 356
(C) Article 352
correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not
the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
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(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
(D) Article 360
Ans-A
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Ans-A
Which one among the following pairs of Under Article 356 of the Constitution of
Articles relating to the Fundamental India, President’s Rule was imposed for
Rights cannot be suspended during the the first time in
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enforcement of Emergency under Article (A) Uttar Pradesh
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359 of the Indian Constitution? (B) Travancore-Cochin
(A) Articles 20 and 21 (C) PEPSU
(B) Articles 14 and 15 (D) Bihar
(C) Articles 16 and 17 Ans-C
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(D) Articles 24 and 25 Which one of the following is the time
Ans-A limit for the ratification of an Emergency
The term of a State Legislative Assembly period by the Parliament?
can be extended during Emergency by (A) 14 days
(A) The President (B) 1 month
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(B) The Parliament (C) 3 months
(C) The Governor of State (D) 6 months
(D) The State Legislature Ans-B
Ans-B Which one of the following cannot be suspended or
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Under which Article of the Indian restricted even during national emergency
Constitution President’s Rule can be A) Right to reside and settle in any part of the
imposed in a State? country
(A) Article 370 B) Right to life and personal liberty right
(B) Article 368 C) Right to move freely throughout the territory of
(C) Article 356 India
(D) Article 352 D) Right to carry on any profession or business
Ans-C
