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HCS (Haryana)Prelims2026General Studies
Question
Consider the following statements regarding the imposition of President's Rule (Article 356) in Haryana: 1. President's Rule has been imposed in Haryana exactly three times since its formation. 2. The first instance of President's Rule in Haryana occurred in 1967 following the fall of the Rao Birender Singh-led Samyukta Vidhayak Dal government. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Options
- A Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true.
- B Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are false.
- C Statement 1 is true, but Statement 2 is false.
- D Statement 1 is false, but Statement 2 is true.
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Correct Answer
A Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true.
Model Answer
President's Rule in Haryana
- Haryana came into existence on 1st November 1966 and President's Rule under Article 356 has been imposed in the State on three occasions, namely in 1967, in 1977 and in 1991. Hence, statement 1 is true.
- The first spell followed the collapse of the Samyukta Vidhayak Dal government headed by Rao Birender Singh in November 1967, in the period of large scale defections which gave the country the expression Aya Ram Gaya Ram, coined after an episode involving a legislator of Hasanpur in Haryana. Hence, statement 2 is true.
- Bhagwat Dayal Sharma was the first Chief Minister of Haryana and Dharam Vira was its first Governor.