Consider the following statements about the Parliamentary approval of a National Emergency:
The proclamation must be approved by both Houses of Parliament within one month.
If approved, the emergency continues for one year and can be extended indefinitely with approval every year.
The resolution for approval must be passed by a special majority in both Houses.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Under the 44th Amendment Act of 1978, the extension of President's Rule beyond one year is subject to which of the following conditions?
A proclamation of National Emergency must be in operation in the whole of India or any part of the state.
The Election Commission must certify that holding general elections to the state's legislative assembly is difficult.
The state's High Court must approve the extension.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
When President's Rule is imposed in a state, which of the following consequences occur?
The President dismisses the state council of ministers headed by the chief minister.
The President assumes the powers of the state's High Court and can suspend its constitutional provisions.
The Parliament becomes empowered to legislate on subjects in the State List for that state.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following historical facts about the imposition of President's Rule in India:
The first state where President's Rule was imposed after the Constitution's enactment was Kerala in 1959.
The state that has been under President's Rule for the longest continuous period is Punjab.
The state where President's Rule has been imposed the most number of times is Manipur.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
With reference to the proclamation of a Financial Emergency under Article 360, consider the following statements:
It must be approved by both Houses of Parliament within two months from its date of issue.
Once approved, it requires repeated parliamentary approval every six months for its continuation.
A proclamation of Financial Emergency has been declared only once in India, during the 1991 economic crisis.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements:
The proclamation for both President's Rule (Article 356) and Financial Emergency (Article 360) requires parliamentary approval within two months.
The resolution for approving both types of emergencies must be passed by a simple majority in Parliament.
The President's Rule is also known as 'Constitutional Emergency', while a Financial Emergency is known as 'State Emergency'.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?