MasteryExams
Indian Polity • ConstitutionMedium

The concept of 'Emergency Provisions' in the Indian Constitution was heavily influenced by the provisions of which historical act?

A. Government of India Act, 1919
B. Government of India Act, 1935✓ Correct Answer
C. Indian Councils Act, 1909
D. Rowlatt Act, 1919

💡 Solution & Explanation

The administrative details and framework of the emergency provisions in the Indian Constitution are largely derived from the Government of India Act of 1935. While the suspension of certain fundamental rights during emergencies was borrowed from the German Weimar Constitution, the statutory machinery mirrors the 1935 colonial legislation. Constitutional sources are a standard area of focus for polity revision.

🚩 Report a problem