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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Answer: B. Under Article 356(1)(b), during President's Rule the powers of the State Legislature are exercised by or under the authority of Parliament. So option B.
Watch for: Students confuse President's Rule with national emergency, which suspends Article 19.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because the Assembly may be suspended or dissolved; dissolution is not automatic.
- C. Wrong because Article 19 is suspended only during a national emergency on war or external aggression (Article 358).
- D. Wrong because Parliament, not the President directly, has the State's law-making power (it may delegate it).
Source to check: Constitution of India, Articles 356(1)(b), 357 and 358; S.R. Bommai v. Union of India (1994)
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