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NDA 2021 GAT · General Knowledge · Constitution and Fundamental Rights · medium

Which Article of the Constitution empowers the President to promulgate ordinances when Parliament is not in session?

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Which Article of the Constitution empowers the President to promulgate ordinances when Parliament is not in session?
  1. A. Article 72
  2. B. Article 123
  3. C. Article 356
  4. D. Article 368
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Answer: (B) Article 123

Article 123 lets the President issue ordinances with the force of law when either House is not in session, and they must be approved within six weeks of Parliament reassembling. Article 72 gives the power to pardon, Article 356 deals with President's Rule in a state, and Article 368 with constitutional amendment.
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