Article 356
Provides for President's Rule in a state when its constitutional machinery fails.
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In previous-year questions
- Which Article of the Indian Constitution places a duty on the Union to protect every State against external aggression and internal disturbance, forming the constitutional basis for counter-terrorism operations by the Centre?UPSC · Current Affairs
- Which constitutional provision primarily imposes a duty on the Union Government to protect every state against external aggression and internal disturbance, forming the constitutional basis for Central counter-terrorism operations under PRAHAAR?UPSC · Current Affairs
- Article 355 of the Indian Constitution imposes a duty on the Union to protect every state against external aggression and internal disturbance. This provision forms the constitutional basis for Central intervention in which of the following scenarios? 1. Deploying Central paramilitary forces for counter-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh. 2. Invoking President's Rule under Article 356 when a state government fails to protect law and order. 3. The NIA assuming jurisdiction over terrorist attacks in states under the NIA Act, 2008.UPSC · Current Affairs
- The Inter-State Council (Amendment) Order, 2026 notified by the Ministry of Home Affairs on September 19, 2026 specifies that the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir shall be invited to attend Inter-State Council meetings when central administration is in force. This is governed by which statutory provision?UPSC · Current Affairs
- Article 239AB of the Indian Constitution, which provides for President's Rule in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, was inserted by which Constitutional Amendment?UPSC · Current Affairs
- Which constitutional article provides the primary justification for the Union Government's deployment of armed forces in states under AFSPA, by making it the Union's duty to protect states against internal disturbance?UPSC · Current Affairs
- Which Article of the Indian Constitution places a constitutional duty on the Union to protect every State against external aggression and internal disturbance — forming the constitutional basis for central counter-terrorism interventions under PRAHAAR?UPSC · Current Affairs