Practice Centre–State Relations and Emergency Provisions – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 3

Match List-I with List-II:

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Consider the following events:

1. The 44th Amendment adds safeguards to the Emergency provisions

2. The Sarkaria Commission submits its report

3. An internal emergency is declared in the country

4. The 42nd Amendment adds forests to the Concurrent List

Select the correct chronological order.

Consider the following statements about a National Emergency under Article 352:

1. The President can proclaim it only when the decision of the Union Cabinet is communicated to him in writing.

2. Article 19 freedoms are automatically suspended even when the Emergency is declared on the ground of armed rebellion.

3. If the Lok Sabha passes a resolution disapproving the Emergency, it comes to an end.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match List-I with List-II:

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Consider the following statements:

1. The Finance Commission consists of a Chairman and four other members and is constituted every fifth year or earlier.

2. The Inter-State Council is a permanent body established directly by the Constitution.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. In a clash on a Concurrent List subject, Parliament's law prevails, except where a State law has been reserved for and assented to by the President.

2. Parliament's residuary powers include the power to levy a tax not mentioned in any List.

3. The 42nd Amendment added population control and family planning to the Concurrent List.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following pairs of subjects and the List of the Seventh Schedule in which they fall:

1. Banking : Union List

2. Prisons : Concurrent List

3. Trade unions : State List

Which of the pairs given above is/are NOT correctly matched?

Consider the following statements regarding the term of the Lok Sabha:

1. During a National Emergency, Parliament may by law extend the Lok Sabha's term by not more than one year at a time.

2. Such an extension cannot continue beyond six months after the Emergency has ceased to operate.

3. The 42nd Amendment raised the Lok Sabha's term from five to six years, and the 44th Amendment restored it to five years.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding a Financial Emergency under Article 360:

1. The President may direct a reduction in the salaries and allowances of Supreme Court and High Court Judges.

2. Once approved by Parliament, it must be renewed every six months to remain in force.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Arrange the following steps of a National Emergency under Article 352 in the correct sequence:

1. Approval of the Proclamation by each House of Parliament within one month

2. Issue of the Proclamation by the President

3. Continuation for a further six months through a fresh resolution

4. Communication of the Union Cabinet's decision to the President in writing

Select the correct order using the codes given below.