The term of the Lok Sabha

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Q: 114 (IAS/2002)
The term of the Lok Sabha

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

IAS

stats: 

0,173,78,10,62,173,6

keywords: 

{'lok sabha': [42, 3, 20, 27], 'months': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'years': [1, 0, 0, 2], 'proclamation': [4, 0, 0, 4], 'emergency': [0, 0, 0, 2]}

The correct answer is option 3, "can be extended by one year at a time during the proclamation of emergency". This option refers to the provision in the Indian constitution that allows the term of the Lok Sabha to be extended during a state of emergency, but only for a period of one year at a time.

Option 1, "cannot be extended under any circumstances", is incorrect as the Indian constitution does allow for extension of the Lok Sabha`s term under special circumstances, such as an emergency.

Option 2, "can be extended by six months at a time", is also incorrect because the extension period during an emergency is one year, not six months.

Option 4, "can be extended for two years at a time during the proclamation of emergency", is incorrect for similar reasons. The constitution only allows for the one-year extension in the event of an emergency. Any extension beyond that must be re-proclaimed after the initial one year.