Question

In the event of the breakdown of the constitutional machinery of any state under which one of the following Articles can President's Rule be imposed ?

• A. 352
• B. 356
• C. 360
• D. 370

Answer 1

The correct option is B 356

Under the breakdown of the constitutional machinery of any state can impose constitutional emergency. Article 356 deals with Constitutional emergency. This situation arises when a situation in a state reaches to a place, that it can no longer rule according to the provisions of the constitution.

The President can overrule many provisions of the constitution in such instance

For the first time constitutional emergency was declared in Punjab in 1952.