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(MCQ) Polity: Emergency Provisions

1. Consider the following statement in context Emergency provisions.

1) Emergency due to war, external aggression or armed rebellion that popularly known as National Emergency comes under Art. 356.
2) An Emergency due to the failure of the constitutional Machinery in the states comes under Article 360.
3) Financial Emergency due to a threat to the financial stability or credit of India that popularly known as President Rule in the country comes under Article 352.

Which of the statement given above is / are correct.

a) 1 & 2 only
b) 1, 2 & 3 only
c) 3 only
d) None of the above

2. Consider the following statement.

1) The 42nd Amendment Act of 1976 enabled the President of limit the operation of a National Emergency to a specified part of India.
2) 44th Amendment Act of 1978 substituted the word ‘armed Rebellion’ for internal disturance.
3) When a National emergency is declared on the ground of war or external aggression it is known as ‘External Emergency’.
4) When National emergency declared on the ground of ‘armed rebellion’ it is known as ‘Internal Emergency’.

Which of the statement given above is / are correct.

a) 1, 3 & 4 only
b) 2 & 4 only
c) 1, 2 & 3 only
d) All of the above

3. Consider the following statement on context of Emergency provisions.

1) The proclamation of Emergency must be approved by both the house of parliament within 15 days from the date of its issue.
2) The period allowed for approval by the Parliament was two months before the 44th Amendment Act of 1978.
3) If approved by both the house of Parliament the emergency continues for six months and can be extended to an indefinite period with an approval of the parliament for every six months.
4) its continuance must be passed by both house of parliament by a special majority.

Which of the statement given above is / are correct.

a) 1 & 2 only
b) 1, 2 & 4 only
c) 2, 3 & 4 only
d) All of the above

4. Consider the following statements:

1) The Rajya Sabha alone has the power to declare that it would be in national interst for the parliament to legislate with respect to a matter in the state list.
2) Resolution appproving the proclamation of Emergency are passed only by the Lok Sabha.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct.

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

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