Question

While a proclamation of Emergency is in operation, the duration of the Lok Sabha can be extended by not exceeding __________________.

• A. three months
• B. nine months
• C. one year at a time
• D. two years at a time

Answer 1

The correct option is C one year at a time

Option C is the correct answer. Only once in the history of independent India was the term of the Lok Sabha extended upto 6 years. This can happen in case of National Emergency. After the conclusion of National Emergency, Lok Sabha is extended by one year. It happened once in India during Indira Gandhi rule. Her rule was extended by one year.