Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. While a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation, the Parliament can enact laws even on the subjects enumerated under the State List as the Legislatures of the State are suspended for the time being.
  2. While a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation, the administration gets converted into a unitary system.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect: While a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation, the Parliament can enact laws even on the subjects enumerated under the State List. But, it should be noted that the Legislatures of the State are not suspended; it is only the distribution of the Legislative powers between the Union and the States that is suspended for the duration of the Emergency.

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