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What articles should not be abrogated during the Emergency?

AArticle 18,20

BArticle 19,20

CArticle 20,21

DArticle 15,16

Answer:

C. Article 20,21

Read Explanation:

  • During a national emergency, many Fundamental Rights of Indian citizens can be suspended.

  • The six freedoms under Right to Freedom are automatically suspended.

  • By contrast, the Right to Life and Personal Liberty cannot be suspended according to the original Constitution.

Related Questions:

Consider the following statements about President’s Rule in Indian states.

  1. The first state to experience President’s Rule after the enactment of the Constitution was Punjab in 1951.

  2. Kerala has experienced President’s Rule seven times, with the longest period being from 1964 to 1967.

  3. Manipur holds the record for the most instances of President’s Rule, imposed 11 times.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Second and the third emergencies were together revoked by?
ഒരു സംസ്ഥാനത്തു രാഷ്ട്രപതി ഭരണം പരമാവധി എത്ര വർഷത്തേക്കു നീട്ടാൻ കഴിയും?
അടിയന്തരാവസ്ഥാ കാലത്ത് അനുഛേദം - 19 റദ്ദ് ചെയ്യുന്നത് സംബന്ധിച്ച ആർട്ടിക്കിൾ ?

Which of the following statements about President's Rule is/are true?
i. The 44th Amendment (1978) requires a National Emergency for extending President's Rule beyond one year.
ii. The President dismisses the state Council of Ministers during President's Rule.
iii. The first imposition of President's Rule in Kerala was in 1956.
iv. Laws made during President's Rule cannot be altered by the state legislature later.