{"id":93877,"date":"2025-06-01T11:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=93877"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:59:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:59:00","slug":"which-of-the-following-statements-is-are-correct-the-president-of-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-is-are-correct-the-president-of-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following statements is\/are correct ?\nThe President of In"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements is\/are correct ?<br \/>\nThe President of India can proclaim emergency<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. on the ground of war, aggression or armed rebellion.<\/li>\n<li>2. only if the decision of the Union Council of Ministers is communicated to him in writing.<\/li>\n<li>3. only if both houses of Parliament approve the proclamation after its promulgation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;1 and 2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; option4=&#8221;3 only&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC SO-Steno &#8211; 2017<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-so-steno-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-so-steno-2017\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is correct. Article 352(1) of the Constitution allows the President to proclaim a National Emergency on the ground of war, external aggression, or armed rebellion (originally internal disturbance, changed by the 44th Amendment Act, 1978).<br \/>\nStatement 2 is correct. Article 352(3), inserted by the 44th Amendment Act, 1978, mandates that the President shall not issue a Proclamation of Emergency unless the decision of the Union Cabinet (not just Council of Ministers generally) that such a Proclamation may be issued has been communicated to him in writing. This was a safeguard added after the experience of the 1975 emergency.<br \/>\nStatement 3 is incorrect. The President proclaims the emergency based on the grounds and written communication from the Cabinet. The proclamation must then be laid before each House of Parliament and must be approved by resolutions of both Houses within one month of its promulgation (Article 352(4)). Approval is a condition for the *continuation* of the emergency beyond one month, not a prerequisite for its initial *promulgation* by the President.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nA National Emergency can be proclaimed by the President based on specific grounds and only upon the written recommendation of the Union Cabinet. Parliamentary approval is required *after* the proclamation to keep it in force.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe 44th Amendment Act, 1978 significantly reformed the emergency provisions to prevent misuse. Key changes included replacing &#8220;internal disturbance&#8221; with &#8220;armed rebellion&#8221; as a ground, requiring written Cabinet communication, and enhancing parliamentary control over the proclamation and its duration.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements is\/are correct ? The President of India can proclaim emergency 1. on the ground of war, aggression or armed rebellion. 2. only if the decision of the Union Council of Ministers is communicated to him in writing. 3. only if both houses of Parliament approve the proclamation after its promulgation. &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Which of the following statements is\/are correct ?\nThe President of In\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-is-are-correct-the-president-of-in\/#more-93877\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Which of the following statements is\/are correct ?<br \/>\nThe President of In<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1095],"tags":[1101,1266,1099],"class_list":["post-93877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-so-steno","tag-1101","tag-emergency-provisions","tag-indian-polity-and-governance","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Which of the following statements is\/are correct ? 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The proclamation must then be laid before each House of Parliament and must be approved by resolutions of both Houses within one month of its promulgation (Article 352(4)). Approval is a condition for the *continuation* of the emergency beyond one month, not a prerequisite for its initial *promulgation* by the President. A National Emergency can be proclaimed by the President based on specific grounds and only upon the written recommendation of the Union Cabinet. 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