Prelims 2018 · Polity and Constitution · Question 53
If the President of India exercises his power as provided under Article 356 of the Constitution in a particular State, then
Answer
the powers of the Legislature of that State shall be exercisable by or under the authority of the Parliament.
- (a) Incorrect. Under Article 356, the State Assembly is not automatically dissolved; it may be either kept under suspended animation or dissolved later.
- (b) Correct. When President’s Rule is imposed, the powers of the State Legislature are exercisable by or under the authority of Parliament.
- (c) Incorrect. Article 19 is not suspended during President’s Rule under Article 356; such suspension is linked to National Emergency under Article 359/358, not State Emergency.
- (d) Incorrect. The President does not directly make laws for the State; Parliament legislates, and the President may issue ordinances or authorize expenditure in limited constitutional ways.
Therefore, the correct answer is (b).