Practicing Success
Assertion: An emergency is seen as an extraordinary condition in which normal democratic politics cannot function. |
Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion. Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion. The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct. The Assertion is correct but the Reason is incorrect. |
Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion. |
Once an emergency is proclaimed, the federal distribution of powers remains practically suspended and all the powers are concentrated in the hands of the union government. Secondly, the government also gets the power to curtail or restrict all or any of the Fundamental Rights during the emergency. From the wording of the provisions of the Constitution, it is clear that an Emergency is seen as an extraordinary condition in which normal democratic politics cannot function. Therefore, special powers are granted to the government. |