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UPSC 2002: The term of the Lok Sabha
(a)cannot be extended under any circumstances
(b)can be extended by six months at a time
(c)can be extended by one year at a time during the proclamation of emergency
(d)can be extended for two years at a time during the proclamation of emergency
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) can be extended by one year at a time during the proclamation of emergency
Article 83(2) of the Constitution fixes the normal term of the Lok Sabha at five years but allows Parliament, while a national Emergency under Article 352 is in force, to extend that term "by law for a period not exceeding one year at a time" (and not beyond six months after the Emergency ends). Hence the term can be prolonged in one-year increments during an Emergency; the other options are constitutionally incorrect. ([constitutionofindia.net](https://www.constitutionofindia.net/articles/article-83-duration-of-houses-of-parliament/?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2002, GS Paper 1, as Question 114. It falls under Indian Polity > Parliament & State Legislatures.
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