alleryStart learning →During a national emergency, what happens to Parliament's law making power?
AIt shrinks to defence only
BIt covers State List subjects
CIt is suspended entirely
DIt passes to the Governors
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. It covers State List subjects
1. Emergency provisions centralise power.
2. Parliament may legislate on State subjects.
3. The federal polity becomes highly centralised.
_Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 7, Federalism._
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