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Consider the following statements:
1. A proclamation of national emergency may be applicable to the entire country or only a part of it.
2. The President can proclaim a national emergency only after receiving a written recommendation from the cabinet.
3. National emergency can be declared even if the security of India is not a threat, but there is imminent danger.

Which of the above statement is/are correct?

A1 and 2 only

B2 and 3 only

C1 and 3 only

D1, 2, 3

Answer:

D. 1, 2, 3

Read Explanation:

A proclamation of national emergency may be applicable to the entire country or only a part of it. The 42nd Amendment Act of 1976 enabled the president to limit the operation of a National Emergency to a specified part of India. Hence, statement 1 is correct. The President, however, can proclaim a national emergency only after receiving a written recommendation from the cabinet.Hence, statement 2 is correct. president can declare a national emergency even before the actual occurrence of war or external aggression or armed rebellion if he is satisfied that there is an imminent danger. Hence, statement 3 is correct.


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Choose the correct statement(s) regarding the suspension of Fundamental Rights during a National Emergency.

(i) Article 358 automatically suspends the six Fundamental Rights under Article 19 when a National Emergency is declared.

(ii) Article 359 allows the President to suspend the enforcement of all Fundamental Rights, including Articles 20 and 21.

(iii) The 44th Amendment Act of 1978 ensured that laws unrelated to the emergency can be challenged for violating Fundamental Rights.

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Which of the following statements about President's Rule is/are true?
i. The 44th Amendment (1978) requires a National Emergency for extending President's Rule beyond one year.
ii. The President dismisses the state Council of Ministers during President's Rule.
iii. The first imposition of President's Rule in Kerala was in 1956.
iv. Laws made during President's Rule cannot be altered by the state legislature later.

Under the 44th Amendment Act of 1978, the extension of President's Rule beyond one year is subject to which of the following conditions?

  1. A proclamation of National Emergency must be in operation in the whole of India or any part of the state.

  2. The Election Commission must certify that holding general elections to the state's legislative assembly is difficult.

  3. The state's High Court must approve the extension.

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