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Q1 · easy · Article 245
Under Article 245(1), Parliament may make laws for which territory?
- A.Only for the whole territory of India
- B.For the whole or any part of the territory of India✓ correct
- C.Only for Union territories of India
- D.Only for territories outside India
Why: Article 245(1) states that, subject to the Constitution, Parliament may make laws for the whole or any part of the territory of India. This expressly allows Parliament to legislate for either the entire territory or any part of it.
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According to Article 245(1), the Legislature of a State may make laws for:
- A.The whole or any part of the State✓ correct
- B.The whole territory of India
- C.Any part of India outside the State
- D.Only for Union territories within the State
Why: Article 245(1) provides that the Legislature of a State may make laws for the whole or any part of the State. The provision confines State law-making to the State's whole territory or parts of that State.
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If a law made by Parliament operates outside India, can it be held invalid solely because it has extra‑territorial operation under Article 245(2)?
- A.Yes, it is automatically invalid
- B.Yes, unless Parliament expressly provides otherwise
- C.No, it shall not be deemed invalid on that ground✓ correct
- D.Only if the State legislatures object
Why: Article 245(2) expressly states that no law made by Parliament shall be deemed invalid on the ground that it would have extra‑territorial operation. Thus extraterritorial operation alone does not render a Parliamentary law invalid.
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Can a State Legislature, under Article 245, make laws for any part of India outside that State?
- A.Yes, for any part of India
- B.Yes, but only with Parliament's approval
- C.Yes, but only for Union territories
- D.No, only for the whole or any part of that State✓ correct
Why: Article 245(1) confines a State Legislature to making laws for the whole or any part of the State. It does not authorize State Legislatures to legislate for parts of India outside their State.
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The opening phrase 'Subject to the provisions of this Constitution' in Article 245(1) applies to which law‑making powers?
- A.Both Parliament's and State Legislatures' powers✓ correct
- B.Only Parliament's power
- C.Only State Legislatures' power
- D.Neither; it is merely declaratory
Why: Article 245(1) begins with 'Subject to the provisions of this Constitution' and then describes the powers of Parliament and the State Legislatures in the same sentence, indicating that both are subject to the Constitution's provisions. Therefore the limitation applies to both bodies.
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