Indian Polity PYQ – Emergency Provisions

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Indian Polity PYQ – Emergency Provisions – 10 questions, subject: Polity. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
ADGS – 2021
National Emergency is declared under Article

Correct Answer: A [Art. 352]

Explanation:

A National Emergency is declared by the President under Article 352 on grounds of war, external aggression or armed rebellion.

2.  
GSCE – 2021
Consider the following and find the correctly matched pairs :
I. National emergency – Article 352
II. War emergency – Article 343
III. State emergency – Article 356
IV. Financial emergency – Article 360

Correct Answer: D [I, III and IV]

Explanation:

National emergency is under Article 352, while there is no separate war emergency (Article 343 is the Union's official language), so pair II is wrong and I, III and IV are correct.

3.  
VAGS – 2022
Every emergency proclamation made by the President must be laid before the

Correct Answer: D [Parliament]

Explanation:

Under the Constitution every proclamation of emergency must be laid before both Houses of Parliament and approved within the prescribed time.

4.  
MASS INTERVIEWER – 2023
In an Emergency, the fundamental rights of citizens

Correct Answer: A [May be suspended]

Explanation:

In an emergency Fundamental Rights are not automatically all suspended; Article 358 suspends only Article 19 and others may be suspended by Presidential order under Article 359.

5.  
HINDU RELIGIOUS EO G1 – 2024
Article 360 of the Indian Constitution deals with

Correct Answer: C [Financial emergency]

Explanation:

Article 360 deals with financial emergency, declared when India's financial stability or credit is threatened.

6.  
AAO & AHO – 2024
Under which Article is the President vested with the power to proclaim State Emergency?

Correct Answer: D [Article 356]

Explanation:

Article 356 empowers the President to impose State Emergency (President's Rule) on failure of constitutional machinery in a state.

7.  
CTS (ITI) – 2024
Which commission suggested that Article 356 should be invoked only in the most extreme circumstances and as a last resort when all other options have failed?

Correct Answer: D [Sarkaria Commission]

Explanation:

The Sarkaria Commission recommended that Article 356 be used only in the rarest cases as a last resort after all other options have failed.

8.  
GROUP 1B & 1C – 2024
Identify the incorrectly matched pairs :
(1) Article 352 – National Emergency
(2) Article 356 – State Emergency
(3) Article 362 – Financial Emergency
(4) Article 366 – Failure to comply with the directions of the Centre

Correct Answer: D [3 and 4 only]

Explanation:

Article 352 is National Emergency and 356 State Emergency, but Article 360 (not 362) is financial emergency, so pairs (3) and (4) are the incorrect ones.

9.  
SPECIAL COMPETITIVE – 2025
Under which Article of the Indian Constitution can National Emergency be declared?

Correct Answer: A [Article 352]

Explanation:

National Emergency is declared under Article 352; Article 368 is for amending the Constitution.

10.  
GROUP 1 – 2026
Assertion [A] : While a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation, Parliament shall have power to make laws with respect to any of the matters enumerated in the State List.
Reason [R] : Article 1 of the Indian Constitution describes India as a Union of States.

Correct Answer: D [Both [A] and [R] are true]

Explanation:

Under Article 250, Parliament can legislate on any State List matter while a national emergency is in operation, and the stated reason also holds.

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