UPSC Prelims 2003 · General Studies
Question 48: Polity and Governance
Which one of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution provides that ‘It shall be the duty of the Union to protect every State against external aggression and internal disturbance’?
AnswerThe answer is (d).
Article 355 makes it the duty of the Union to protect every State against external aggression and internal disturbance, and to ensure that each State's government is carried on in accordance with the Constitution. It is the foundation for President's Rule under Article 356. Other options: 215 (High Courts as courts of record), 275 (grants-in-aid to States) and 325 (no exclusion from electoral rolls on grounds of religion, race, caste or sex).
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Article 215 makes every High Court a court of record.
- (b) Article 275 deals with grants from the Union to certain States.
- (c) Article 325 bars exclusion from the electoral roll on grounds of religion, race, caste or sex.
- (d) Correct: Article 355.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2003, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.