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During the proclamation of emergency is in operation the term of Lok Sabha may be extended at a time for a period not exceeding:

A2.5 years

B1.5 years

C1 year

DDepend on the discretion of the President

Answer:

C. 1 year


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Which of the following statements regarding National Emergency in India are correct?

  1. National Emergency has been declared three times in India’s history.

  2. The first National Emergency was declared due to internal armed rebellion.

  3. The 42nd Amendment made the declaration of Emergency immune from judicial review.

Which of the following statements about President's Rule is/are true?
i. The first instance of President's Rule in a South Indian state was in Andhra in 1954.
ii. Punjab was under President's Rule for the longest cumulative period.
iii. The state High Court’s powers are suspended during President's Rule.
iv. The 44th Amendment (1978) introduced restrictions on extending President's Rule beyond one year.

Consider the following statements about the judicial review of emergency provisions.

  1. The 38th Amendment Act of 1975 made the declaration of a National Emergency immune from judicial review.

  2. The Minerva Mills case (1980) held that a National Emergency proclamation can be challenged on grounds of malafide or irrelevance.

  3. The satisfaction of the President in imposing President’s Rule under Article 356 is beyond judicial review after the 44th Amendment Act of 1978.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

ആര്‍ട്ടിക്കിള്‍ 352 എന്തുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു ?

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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