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Union-State Relations & Emergency MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1During a National Emergency, which Article automatically suspends the six freedoms under Article 19?
Article 358 provides for automatic suspension of Article 19 freedoms during a National Emergency declared on grounds of war or external aggression. After the 44th Amendment, Article 19 is NOT suspended if the emergency is on the ground of armed rebellion.
Q2Consider the following statements: 1. After the 44th Amendment, National Emergency under Article 352 may be proclaimed on the grounds of war, external aggression or armed rebellion. 2. The 44th Amendment replaced the ground of armed rebellion with internal disturbance to prevent misuse. 3. Article 249 allows Parliament to legislate on a State List matter if Rajya Sabha passes a 2/3 majority resolution in the national interest. 4. Article 262 permits Parliament to provide for adjudication of inter-state river water disputes and to bar the jurisdiction of courts in such matters. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is correct because after the 44th Amendment the grounds are war, external aggression and armed rebellion. Statement 2 is incorrect because the original expression internal disturbance was replaced by armed rebellion, not the other way round. Statement 3 is correct because Article 249 allows Parliament to legislate on a State List matter after a 2/3 majority Rajya Sabha resolution in the national interest, with the law valid for one year and renewable. Statement 4 is correct because Article 262 deals with inter-state river or river-valley water disputes and allows Parliament to bar the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and other courts.
Q3Which of the following is a Union List subject?
Defence, atomic energy, foreign affairs, railways, banking, currency, and post and telegraph are Union List subjects. Police, public health, and agriculture are State List. Education, forests, and trade unions are Concurrent List.
Q4The President's power to proclaim an Emergency under Article 352 is now subject to the written advice of:
After the 44th Amendment, Article 352(3) requires the written advice of the Union Cabinet (collective body, not just the PM) for proclaiming Emergency. This was to prevent a repeat of 1975 when the PM alone advised the President.
Q5Consider the following statements: 1. Article 3 empowers Parliament to alter the boundaries and names of existing States. 2. Parliament is bound by the opinion of the affected State Legislature on an Article 3 Bill. 3. A law made under Article 3 is deemed to be a constitutional amendment under Article 368. 4. Under the Fifth Schedule, Scheduled Areas are declared by the President, not the Governor. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 4 are correct. The corpus records Article 3 as covering formation and alteration, including names, and the Fifth Schedule fact as President-declared Scheduled Areas. Statements 2 and 3 are false: the affected State Legislature gives an opinion but Parliament is not bound, and Article 3 laws are not treated as Article 368 constitutional amendments.
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6In the S.R. Bommai v. Union of India (1994) case, the Supreme Court held that:
7Consider the following statements: 1. After the 44th Amendment, Article 352 permits National Emergency on the grounds of war, external aggression or armed rebellion. 2. The 44th Amendment retained internal disturbance as an express ground for National Emergency. 3. Financial Emergency under Article 360 has never been proclaimed in India. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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9Under the GST Council (Article 279A), the voting weight of the Central Government and State Governments is:
10Which Article empowers the Parliament to form new states and alter boundaries of existing states?
11Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, was effectively abrogated in:
12Consider the following statements: 1. After the 44th Amendment, the President's satisfaction for proclaiming Emergency under Article 352 is subject to judicial review. 2. The 38th Amendment had made the President's satisfaction for Emergency non-justiciable. 3. Failure of a State to comply with Union directions under Article 257 may be treated as failure of constitutional machinery and can trigger Article 356. 4. Article 280(1) requires the Finance Commission to be constituted every six years. Which of the statements given above are correct?
13In February 2026, India and France elevated their bilateral relationship to which level, and what is the roadmap guiding this partnership?
14Consider the following statements: 1. The 7th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1956 implemented the recommendations of the States Reorganisation Commission. 2. The 7th Amendment reorganized Indian states on a linguistic basis and created 14 states and 6 Union Territories. 3. Zonal Councils were established under the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. 4. The North-Eastern Council was also established by the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. Which of the statements given above are correct?
15Consider the following statements: 1. Article 3 empowers Parliament to form new States and alter the names of existing States. 2. A State Legislature's opinion on an Article 3 Bill is binding on Parliament. 3. Article 248 vests exclusive residuary legislative power in Parliament over matters not enumerated in the Concurrent List or State List. 4. Article 262 empowers Parliament to provide for adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter-State rivers or river valleys. Which of the statements given above are correct?