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The forty-second amendment extended the term of legislatures from five years to how many?
ASix years
BSeven years
CFour years
DNine years
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Six years
1. Many constitutional changes came during the Emergency.
2. Legislature terms went from five to six years.
3. Elections were thus due only in 1978.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Political Science, Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 6, The Crisis of Democratic Order._
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