UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 61
If the President of India exercises his power as provided under Article 356 of the Constitution in respect of a particular State, then
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Correct answer: B
Correct Option: B
Explanation: Under Article 356, a President’s Rule proclamation may declare that state legislative powers are exercisable by or under Parliament’s authority; it need not dissolve the Assembly or suspend Article 19.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - The assembly may be suspended rather than automatically dissolved.
B: Correct - Correct-state legislative power is exercisable by or under Parliament.
C: Incorrect - Article 19 is not automatically suspended by a state President’s Rule proclamation.
D: Incorrect - Article 356 does not ordinarily turn the President into the state legislature; Parliament’s authority is the constitutional route.