Emergency Provisions and Constitutional Amendments

Q. The procedure for the amendment of the Indian Constitution is given in .

1. Article 352
2. Article 360
3. Article 368
4. Article 15

Q. Identify the different kinds of emergencies that can be invoked in India.

1. National Emergency
2. Financial Emergency
3. Federal Emergency
4. Constitutional Emergency

Q. Which of the following is/are resultant of a proclamation of National Emergency because of war?
I. The Union Government can give directions to the States about how the executive power of the State is to be exercised.
II. The Fundamental Rights stand automatically suspended.
III. The State Legislature is suspended
IV. Parliament can make laws with respect to any subject in the State List.

1. I only
2. I, II and IV
3. I and IV
4. I, III and IV

Q. Proclamation of emergency under Article 352, when Lok Sabha stands dissolved, has to be approved by________________________.

1. Rajya Sabha and then will continue till the reconstitution of new Lok Sabha which must approve it within 30 days of its first sitting
2. New Lok Sabha within 6 months of its Constitution
3. Lok Sabha in next session after six months
4. Rajya Sabha only

Q. Who among the following has the power to amend the Indian constitution?

1. The Judiciary
2. The constitution cannot be amended.
3. The President of India
4. The Parliament

Q. During a national emergency, the President can overrule many provisions of the constitution that guarantees fundamental rights to the citizens.

1. False
2. True

Q. Which is the most extreme of all the emergencies?

1. National Emergency
2. Judicial Emergency
3. Financial Emergency
4. Federal Emergency

Q. Which one of the following Articles in the Constitution of India is related to the amendment of the constitution?

1. Article 268
2. Article 363
3. Article 263
4. Article 368

Q. The President has the power to declare a National Emergency.

1. True
2. False

Q. Explain the terms: (a)Constitutional amendments (b)Constitutional debates.