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Article 24 concerns:
A. Protection of property rights
B. Freedom of assembly
C. Right to information
D. Right to education
Correct Answer: A
Article 24 provides protection relating to property rights.
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Article 19 concerns:
A. Freedom of speech and expression, etc.
B. Equality of citizens
C. Right to fair trial
D. Protection against double punishment
Correct Answer: A
Article 19 deals with freedom of speech and expression and freedom of the press, subject to constitutional restrictions.
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Article 18 concerns freedom of:
A. Religion
B. Trade, business or profession
C. Movement
D. Speech only
Correct Answer: B
Article 18 protects freedom of trade, business or profession, subject to the Constitution and law.
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Article 17 primarily concerns:
A. Freedom of association
B. Freedom of movement
C. Right to education
D. Protection against taxation
Correct Answer: A
Article 17 concerns freedom of association, including political association subject to law.
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Article 16 primarily protects:
A. Freedom of trade
B. Freedom of assembly
C. Property ownership
D. Right to information
Correct Answer: B
Article 16 is the constitutional protection relating to freedom of assembly.
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Article 15 of the Constitution primarily concerns:
A. Freedom of movement
B. Freedom of religion
C. Right to education
D. Right to fair trial
Correct Answer: A
Article 15 protects freedom of movement, subject to constitutional limitations.
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Which set of Fundamental Rights is expressly referenced in Article 233(1)?
A. Articles 8, 9, 10, 10A
B. Articles 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 24
C. Articles 20, 21, 22 and 25 only
D. Articles 25A, 26, 27 and 28
Correct Answer: B
Article 233(1) specifically refers to Articles 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 24.
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Which Article deals with the power to suspend certain Fundamental Rights during an emergency period?
A. Article 232
B. Article 233
C. Article 234
D. Article 235
Correct Answer: B
Article 233 concerns the effect of emergency on specified Fundamental Rights and court enforcement.
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If the National Assembly is dissolved when an Article 232 emergency is issued, the proclamation initially continues for:
A. Two months
B. Three months
C. Four months
D. Six months
Correct Answer: C
Article 232(8) provides a four-month period when the National Assembly stands dissolved, subject to the constitutional approval mechanism.
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Unless approved by the joint sitting, an Article 232 emergency proclamation normally ceases after:
A. One month
B. Two months
C. Three months
D. Six months
Correct Answer: B
The proclamation normally lapses after two months unless approved by a resolution of the joint sitting.
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A proclamation of emergency under Article 232 is to be laid before a joint sitting summoned within how many days?
A. 10
B. 15
C. 30
D. 60
Correct Answer: C
Article 232 provides for a joint sitting to be summoned within thirty days of the proclamation.
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Any extension of the National Assembly under Article 232 cannot continue beyond how long after the emergency ends?
A. Three months
B. Six months
C. One year
D. Two years
Correct Answer: B
The extension cannot go beyond six months after the proclamation of emergency ceases.
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During an Article 232 emergency, Parliament may extend the term of the National Assembly by a period not exceeding:
A. Six months at a time
B. One year
C. Two years
D. Five years
Correct Answer: B
Article 232 allows extension of the National Assembly's term by not more than one year while emergency is in force.
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A law Parliament could make only because of an Article 232 emergency generally ceases to have effect how long after the emergency ends?
A. Immediately
B. Three months
C. Six months
D. One year
Correct Answer: C
Such a law ceases to have effect, to the extent of the special emergency competence, six months after the proclamation ceases, subject to past acts.
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If a federal law made under Article 232 conflicts with a provincial law, which prevails during the relevant period?
A. Provincial law always
B. Federal law to the extent of repugnancy
C. Both become void
D. Governor decides
Correct Answer: B
The federal Act prevails to the extent of inconsistency while it continues to have effect.
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Under Article 232, can the Federal Government assume the powers of a High Court?
A. Yes, automatically
B. Yes, with Senate approval
C. No
D. Only during financial emergency
Correct Answer: C
Article 232 expressly protects High Court powers from being assumed or suspended by the federal executive.
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During an Article 232 emergency, the executive authority of the Federation may extend to what?
A. Giving directions to a Province on exercise of provincial executive authority
B. Abolishing High Courts
C. Removing all judges
D. Cancelling the Constitution permanently
Correct Answer: A
Article 232 extends federal executive authority to giving directions to a Province on how provincial executive authority is exercised.
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While an Article 232 emergency is in force, Parliament may make laws for a province on matters that are normally within whose legislative sphere?
A. Only local councils
B. The Provincial Assembly
C. Only the Senate
D. The judiciary
Correct Answer: B
During an Article 232 emergency, Parliament gains power to legislate for a province on matters beyond the Federal Legislative List.
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If the President acts on his own under the internal-disturbance proviso of Article 232, the proclamation must be placed before both Houses for approval within how many days?
A. 7 days
B. 10 days
C. 15 days
D. 30 days
Correct Answer: B
Article 232 requires approval by each House within ten days when the President acts on his own under this proviso.
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For an emergency based on internal disturbance, what does Article 232 generally require from the concerned Provincial Assembly?
A. A resolution
B. A money bill
C. A vote of no-confidence
D. A judicial reference
Correct Answer: A
The post-18th-Amendment text requires a resolution from the concerned Provincial Assembly for emergency due to internal disturbance, subject to the President's own-action proviso.