On Centre-State relations, a commission had been set up by the government of India named Sarkaria Commission, in the year___.
- A.1980
- B.1981
- C.1984
- D.1983
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Explanation
The correct answer is 1983. The Government of India set up the Sarkaria Commission in June 1983, under Justice R.S. Sarkaria, a retired judge of the Supreme Court, to review the working of Centre-State relations. It submitted its report in 1988 with 247 recommendations. On emergencies, it said that Article 356 should be used very sparingly, only as a last resort, after warning the State and exploring every alternative, and that a State Assembly should not be dissolved before Parliament has considered the proclamation.
The other years are near misses meant to test exact recall. Its best-known recommendations were later reinforced by the Supreme Court in the S.R. Bommai case (1994). Other bodies on the same subject are also asked: the Rajamannar Committee (1969), set up by the Tamil Nadu government, and the Punchhi Commission (2007), a later national commission on Centre-State relations. For this topic, pair the Sarkaria Commission with 1983 and with the idea that President's Rule should be the last resort, not the first.
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Practice Questions
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- A.2
- B.3
- C.4
- D.5
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Part XVIII of the Constitution provides for three kinds of emergency. A National Emergency under Article 352 can be declared on the ground of war, external aggression or armed rebellion.
Read the full explanation →Which article of the Indian constitution provides for proclamation of Emergency?
- A.Article 364
- B.Article 352
- C.Article 350
- D.Article 362
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It allows the President, if satisfied that a grave emergency exists whereby the security of India or any part of it is threatened by war, external aggression or armed rebellion, to make a Proclamation of Emergency.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following amendment act of the Indian constitution replaced the term "internal disturbance" with "armed rebellion" in the context of a national emergency?
- A.41st Amendment act, 1976
- B.44th Amendment act, 1978
- C.42nd Amendment act, 1976
- D.43rd Amendment act, 1977
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The Emergency of June 1975 was declared on the ground of "internal disturbance", a phrase so vague that almost any political unrest could be brought under it.
Read the full explanation →A Proclamation of National Emergency must be approved by each House within how many months?
- A.1
- B.3
- C.6
- D.9
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A Proclamation of National Emergency must be laid before both Houses of Parliament and approved by each of them within one month of its issue; otherwise it ceases to operate.
Read the full explanation →'Effect of Proclamation of Emergency' is explicitly provided in which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India?
- A.Article 353
- B.Article 350
- C.Article 256
- D.Article 252
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While a National Emergency is in force, it extends the executive power of the Union to giving directions to any State on the manner in which its executive power is to be exercised, and it allows Parliament to make laws on any matter, even one in the State List.
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