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Under Article 352, a National Emergency can be revoked by the President at any time, or by Lok Sabha passing a resolution for revocation by ______ majority, enabling democratic check on Emergency continuation.

  1. simple
  2. two-thirds
  3. three-fourths
  4. unanimous

Answer: simple

Article 352 Emergency revocation: (a) Constitutional provision: Emergency can be revoked by: (i) President at any time, or (ii) Lok Sabha passing resolution for revocation by simple majority, (b) 44th Amendment safeguard (1978): One-tenth of Lok Sabha members can requisition special meeting to consider revocation resolution, (c) Rationale: Enable democratic check on Emergency continuation; prevent executive from perpetuating Emergency without Parliamentary consent, (d) Applications: (i) Post-1978: Mechanism ensures Emergency reflects ongoing democratic consensus, not executive whim, (ii) Political accountability: Government must justify Emergency continuation to Parliament, people, (e) Illustrates democratic oversight: Revocation mechanism ensures Emergency subject to continuous democratic scrutiny; balance between crisis response capacity and prevention of political misuse.

Topic Article 352 - Revocation of Emergency
Exam Relevance Article 352 Emergency revocation frequently asked in UPSC Prelims and SSC exams
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