If the President of India exercises his power as provided under Article 356 of the Constitution in respect of a particular State, then
Answer & explanation
Answer: (b) the powers of the Legislature of that State shall be exercisable by or under the authority of the Parliament.
Under Article 356 the President can declare that the State Legislature's powers will be exercised by or under the authority of Parliament. This is the constitutional core of President's Rule, and it is the option that uses the Article's own words.
- ✓ (b) Article 356(1)(b) allows the President to declare that the powers of the State Legislature shall be exercisable by or under Parliament's authority.
- ✗ (d) The President does not get lawmaking power directly from the Proclamation. Under Article 357, Parliament may confer on the President the State Legislature's power to make laws.
- ✗ (a) Article 356 does not dissolve the Assembly. It only takes over the Legislature's powers, so the Assembly can stay in suspended animation.
- ✗ (c) Article 19 is suspended under Article 358, and only while an Emergency for war or external aggression is in operation. A President's Rule Proclamation under Article 356 does not suspend it.
Remember · Article 356 (President's Rule): the State Legislature's powers pass to Parliament; the President legislates only if Parliament confers that power (Art. 357). Art. 19 is suspended only under Art. 358.
Sources
- Constitution of India (legislative.gov.in), Article 356(1)(b) ↗ “declare that the powers of the Legislature of the State shall be exercisable by or under the authority of Parliament … for Parliament to confer on the President the power of the Legislature of the State to make laws … Proclamation of Emergency declaring that the security of India or any part of the territory thereof is threatened by war or by external aggression”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2018, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·