Polity (Emergency Provisions) MCQ

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Subject — Indian Polity
Topic — Emergency Provisions
Total Question in This Set — 27

Polity (Emergency Provisions) MCQ 

1. Which of the following is/are extraconstitutional and extra-legal device(s) for securing co-operation and coordination between the States in India?
1. The National Development Council
2. The Governor’s Conference
3. Zonal Councils
4. Inter-state Council
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1, 3 and 4
(C) 3 and 4
(D) Only 4

2. Which one of the following cannot be the ground for Proclamation of Emergency under the Constitution of India?
(A) War
(B) External aggression
(C) Armed rebellion
(D) Internal disturbance

3. Given below are two statements one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Sarkaria Commission recommended that Article 356 should be sparingly used.
Reason (R): The political parties that came to form the Government at the Centre misused Article 356.
Code
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the 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
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

4. Under which Article of the Constitution it is the responsibility of the Indian Government to protect States from external aggression and internal disturbance?
(A) Article 355
(B) Article 356
(C) Article 352
(D) Article 360

5. The President can declare National Emergency on the basis of
(A) Armed rebellion
(B) External Aggression
(C) War
(D) All above mentioned reasons

6. According to which Article ‘National Emergency may be declared by the President of India’?
(A) Article 352
(B) Article 370
(C) Article 371
(D) Article 395

7. Which one of the following is not a basis to declare National Emergency in India?
(A) War
(B) External attack
(C) Threat to internal peace
(D) Armed rebellion

8. Under which of the following articles the President of India can suspend the enforcement of Fundamental Rights (except Articles 20, 21)?
(A) Article 358
(B) Article 359
(C) Article 13
(D) Article 356

9. According to Article 352 of the Constitution, the National Emergency can be declared in which among the following circumstances?
(A) The failure of the Constitutional machinery
(B) Invasion
(C) Internal disturbance
(D) War, external aggression or armed rebellion

10. Which one among the following pairs of Articles relating to the Fundamental Rights cannot be suspended during the enforcement of Emergency under Article 359 of the Indian Constitution?
(A) Articles 20 and 21
(B) Articles 14 and 15
(C) Articles 16 and 17
(D) Articles 24 and 25

11. Under Article 356 of the Constitution of India, President’s Rule was imposed for the first time in
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Travancore-Cochin
(C) PEPSU
(D) Bihar

12. The term of a State Legislative Assembly can be extended during Emergency by
(A) The President
(B) The Parliament
(C) The Governor of State
(D) The State Legislature

13. Mainly on whose advice the President’s Rule is imposed in the State?
(A) Chief Minister
(B) Legislative Assembly
(C) Governor
(D) Chief Justice of High Court

14. Which one of the following is the time limit for the ratification of an Emergency period by the Parliament?
(A) 14 days
(B) 1 month
(C) 3 months
(D) 6 months

15. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution President’s Rule can be imposed in a State?
(A) Article 370
(B) Article 368
(C) Article 356
(D) Article 352