1. The Emergency provisions of the Indian Constitution are contained in which Part?
2. The Emergency provisions of the Constitution end with which Article?
3. The President can declare a National Emergency even before the actual occurrence of war, external aggression, or armed rebellion if satisfied that there is:
4. Which Amendment Act empowered the President to issue separate proclamations of National Emergency on different grounds, even if one proclamation is already in operation?
5. A National Emergency declared on the ground of war or external aggression is known as:
6. A National Emergency declared on the ground of armed rebellion is known as:
7. Which Amendment Act enabled the President to limit the operation of a National Emergency to a specified part of India?
8. Which Amendment Act substituted the words "armed rebellion" for "internal disturbance" as a ground for National Emergency?
9. The National Emergency of 1975 was declared on which ground, no longer available under the current Constitution?
10. The President can proclaim a National Emergency only after receiving a written recommendation from:
11. Which Amendment Act made it mandatory for the President to receive a written Cabinet recommendation before proclaiming a National Emergency?
12. Which Amendment Act made the declaration of a National Emergency immune from judicial review?
13. Which Amendment Act deleted the provision making National Emergency declarations immune from judicial review?
14. In which case did the Supreme Court hold that a proclamation of National Emergency can be challenged on the ground of malafide or being based on wholly extraneous facts?
15. A proclamation of National Emergency must be approved by both Houses of Parliament within:
16. Originally, the period allowed for parliamentary approval of a National Emergency proclamation was:
17. Once approved by Parliament, a National Emergency continues for a period of:
18. A National Emergency, once approved, can be extended indefinitely with parliamentary approval renewed every:
19. A resolution approving the proclamation or continuance of a National Emergency must be passed by:
20. Which Amendment Act introduced the special majority requirement for approving a National Emergency, which was previously passed by simple majority?
21. What fraction of the total membership of the Lok Sabha must give written notice to seek a special sitting for considering disapproval of a continuing National Emergency?
22. A special sitting of the Lok Sabha to consider a resolution disapproving continuation of a National Emergency must be held within:
23. Consider the following statements regarding a resolution disapproving the continuation of a National Emergency, as distinguished from a resolution approving its continuation:
(I) The disapproval resolution is required to be passed by the Lok Sabha only
(II) The disapproval resolution needs to be adopted by a special majority
(III) The continuance resolution needs to be passed by both Houses of Parliament
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
24. During a National Emergency, the executive power of the Centre extends to directing a state on:
25. During a National Emergency, the Parliament becomes empowered to make laws on subjects mentioned in which List?
26. Laws made by Parliament on state subjects during a National Emergency become inoperative how long after the emergency ceases to operate?
27. During a National Emergency, the President can issue ordinances on state subjects if:
28. Which Amendment Act extended the executive and legislative consequences of a National Emergency to states not directly under the Emergency?
29. During a National Emergency, the President can modify the constitutional distribution of revenues between the Centre and states. Such modification continues till:
30. During a National Emergency, the life of the Lok Sabha may be extended by Parliament by law for a period of:
31. The extended life of the Lok Sabha during a National Emergency cannot continue beyond how long after the emergency has ceased to operate?
32. The term of which Lok Sabha was extended twice by one year at a time during the 1975 National Emergency?
33. Article 358 deals with the suspension of Fundamental Rights guaranteed under which Article?
34. Under Article 358, the six Fundamental Rights under Article 19 are suspended:
35. Which Amendment Act restricted Article 358 to apply only when the National Emergency is declared on the ground of war or external aggression, and not armed rebellion?
36. Article 359 authorises the President to suspend which of the following during a National Emergency?
37. Which two Articles guaranteeing Fundamental Rights are excluded from suspension of enforcement under Article 359, as per the 44th Amendment Act?
38. Consider the following statements regarding Articles 358 and 359:
(I) Article 358 is confined to Fundamental Rights under Article 19 only
(II) Article 359 automatically suspends Fundamental Rights as soon as the emergency is declared
(III) Article 358 operates only in case of External Emergency
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
39. Which of the following statements about Articles 358 and 359 is correct?
40. A Presidential Order suspending enforcement of Fundamental Rights under Article 359 must be laid before:
41. Which of the following is a similarity between Article 358 and Article 359?
42. How many times has a National Emergency been proclaimed in India so far?
43. The first proclamation of National Emergency was issued in which year?
44. The first National Emergency, proclaimed in 1962, remained in force till which year?
45. Why was a fresh proclamation of National Emergency not needed at the time of the 1965 war with Pakistan?
46. The second proclamation of National Emergency, made in December 1971, was issued in the wake of attack by:
47. The third proclamation of National Emergency was made in which year?
48. Both the second (1971) and third (1975) proclamations of National Emergency were revoked in:
49. The first two proclamations of National Emergency (1962 and 1971) were made on which ground?
50. Which commission was appointed after 1977 to investigate the circumstances warranting the 1975 National Emergency?
51. Article 355 imposes a duty on the Centre to protect every state against external aggression and internal disturbance, and to ensure the state government functions in accordance with:
52. President's Rule can be proclaimed under Article 356 on grounds mentioned in Article 356 itself and also on a ground mentioned in which other Article?
53. Under Article 356, the President can proclaim President's Rule if satisfied that a situation has arisen, acting on:
54. A proclamation imposing President's Rule must be approved by both Houses of Parliament within:
55. Once approved by Parliament, President's Rule initially continues for a period of:
56. President's Rule can be extended, with parliamentary approval every six months, for a maximum period of:
57. A resolution approving the proclamation of President's Rule or its continuation is passed by:
58. Which Amendment Act introduced restraint on extending President's Rule beyond one year, subject to two specified conditions?
59. Consider the following conditions that must both be fulfilled for extending President's Rule beyond one year:
(I) A National Emergency must be in operation in the whole of India or the whole/part of the state
(II) The Election Commission must certify that elections cannot be held due to difficulties
(III) The state High Court must approve the extension
Which of the above is/are among the conditions specified?
60. Which state's President's Rule was extended to a maximum period of five years under the 68th Amendment Act of 1991?
61. A proclamation of President's Rule may be revoked by the President at any time by a subsequent proclamation. Such revocation requires:
62. When President's Rule is imposed in a state, the President can take up the functions of the state government and powers vested in the:
63. When President's Rule is imposed, the President can declare that the powers of the state legislature are to be exercised by:
64. During President's Rule, the constitutional position, status, powers and functions of which body remain unaffected?
65. When President's Rule is imposed, who dismisses the state council of ministers headed by the Chief Minister?
66. During President's Rule, the state administration is carried on, on behalf of the President, by:
67. Under President's Rule, when the state legislature is suspended or dissolved, the Parliament can delegate the power to make laws for the state to:
68. Laws made for a state by the Parliament or President during President's Rule continue to be operative even after President's Rule ends. This means such laws are:
69. Since 1950, President's Rule has been imposed on more than how many occasions?
70. President's Rule was imposed for the first time, in 1951, in which state?
71. After the 1977 Lok Sabha elections, the Morarji Desai government imposed President's Rule in nine Congress-ruled states on the ground that:
72. In 1992, President's Rule was imposed in three BJP-ruled states on the ground that they failed to sincerely implement a Central ban on:
73. In which landmark case did the Supreme Court uphold the 1992 imposition of President's Rule on the ground that secularism is a "basic feature" of the Constitution?
74. The Supreme Court in the Bommai case did NOT uphold the validity of President's Rule imposed in which of the following?
75. The Bommai case propositions on Article 356 were based on the report of which commission?
76. As per the Bommai case, the burden lies on which party to prove that relevant material exists to justify imposition of President's Rule?
77. As per the Bommai case, the state legislative assembly should be dissolved only after:
78. Which of the following statements regarding imposition of President's Rule, as per the Bommai case propositions, is correct?
79. Which of the following, as per the Bommai case (based on the Sarkaria Commission report), is considered a proper ground for imposing President's Rule?
80. Consider the following situations regarding imposition of President's Rule:
(I) Internal subversion where a government is deliberately acting against the Constitution
(II) Physical breakdown where the government wilfully refuses to discharge constitutional obligations
(III) Internal disturbances not amounting to internal subversion or physical breakdown
Which of the above is/are considered a proper ground for imposing President's Rule?
81. Which of the following is a correct point of distinction between National Emergency and President's Rule?
82. Article 360 empowers the President to proclaim a Financial Emergency if satisfied that a situation has arisen threatening:
83. Which Amendment Act made the President's satisfaction in declaring a Financial Emergency final, conclusive, and not questionable in any court?
84. Which Amendment Act deleted the provision making the President's satisfaction in declaring a Financial Emergency immune from judicial review?
85. A proclamation declaring Financial Emergency must be approved by both Houses of Parliament within:
86. Once approved by Parliament, a Financial Emergency continues:
87. A resolution approving the proclamation of Financial Emergency is passed by:
88. A proclamation of Financial Emergency may be revoked by the President at any time by a subsequent proclamation. Such revocation requires:
89. During a Financial Emergency, the President may issue directions for the reduction of salaries and allowances of which of the following?
90. During a Financial Emergency, directions to a state may include a requirement to reserve which category of bills for the President's consideration after being passed by the state legislature?
91. Has a Financial Emergency ever been declared in India?
92. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar stated that Article 360 more or less follows the pattern of which US legislation?
93. Which member of the Constituent Assembly stated that the financial emergency provisions pose a serious threat to the financial autonomy of the states?
94. Which member of the Constituent Assembly described the Emergency provisions as "a chapter of reaction and retrogression"?
95. Which member of the Constituent Assembly feared the Emergency provisions would allow "a form of constitutional dictatorship"?
96. Which member of the Constituent Assembly, defending the Emergency provisions, labelled them "the very life-breath of the Constitution"?
97. Which member of the Constituent Assembly opined that the Emergency provisions would work as a "safety-valve" for maintaining the Constitution?
98. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, while defending the Emergency provisions, accepted that there was a possibility of the Articles being:
99. Consider the following criticisms of the Emergency provisions raised in the Constituent Assembly:
(I) The federal character of the Constitution will be destroyed
(II) The financial autonomy of the states will be nullified
(III) The judiciary will be stripped of the power of judicial review permanently
Which of the above was/were actually raised as a criticism?
100. Article 353 of the Constitution deals with:
101. Which Article deals with the application of provisions relating to distribution of revenues while a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation?
102. Which Article dealt with the application of the Emergency provisions to the state of Punjab and has since been repealed?
103. Which of the following correctly matches an Article with its subject matter?
