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SSC CGL Polity – Emergency Provisions – Level 1 · Warm-up · Tier I Level – 12 questions, subject: Indian Polity & Governance. 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.  
One-line fact recallWho was President when the first National Emergency was proclaimed in 1962?

Correct Answer: C [Dr S. Radhakrishnan]

Explanation:

26 October 1962 – Chinese aggression.

2.  
A National Emergency is proclaimed under:

Correct Answer: B [Art. 352]

Explanation:

352 National · 356 State · 360 Financial.

3.  
President's Rule in a State is imposed under:

Correct Answer: D [Art. 356]

Explanation:

Art. 356 – failure of constitutional machinery in States.

4.  
Which emergency has never been proclaimed in India so far?

Correct Answer: A [Financial Emergency]

Explanation:

Answer: Financial Emergency. Art. 360 has never been used.

5.  
Who was President when the Emergency of December 1971 was proclaimed?

Correct Answer: C [V. V. Giri]

Explanation:

3 December 1971 – war with Pakistan.

6.  
Which commission inquired into the excesses of the 1975 Emergency?

Correct Answer: D [Shah Commission]

Explanation:

Answer: Shah Commission. Set up in 1977.

7.  
A Proclamation under Art. 356 must be approved by Parliament within:

Correct Answer: B [two months]

Explanation:

Answer: two months. Art. 356(3).

8.  
Which Article treats a State's failure to comply with Union directions as a ground for President's Rule?

Correct Answer: A [Art. 365]

Explanation:

Art. 365 – read with Art. 356.

9.  
The first National Emergency was proclaimed in:

Correct Answer: A [1962]

Explanation:

26 October 1962 – Chinese aggression.

10.  
The 1975 Emergency was proclaimed on the ground of:

Correct Answer: C [internal disturbance]

Explanation:

25 June 1975 – “internal disturbance” (the ground was replaced by “armed rebellion” in 1978).

11.  
A Financial Emergency can be proclaimed when the President is satisfied that:

Correct Answer: D [the financial stability or credit of India is threatened]

Explanation:

Answer: the financial stability or credit of India is threatened. Art. 360(1).

12.  
During a National Emergency, Art. 354 lets the President modify the:

Correct Answer: B [distribution of revenues between the Union and the States]

Explanation:

Art. 354 – until the end of that financial year.

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