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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Name the article that provides special status to Jammu and Kashmir which is a temporary provision in Part XXI (Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions) of the Constitution .
A
Article 340
B
Article 350
C
Article 360
D
Article 370
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Article 370 was drafted in Part XXI of the Indian constitution titled “Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions". It stated that the Constituent Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir would be empowered to recommend the extent to which the Indian constitution would apply to the state.

Detailed explanation-2: -Article 371 - provision with respect to the States of Maharashtra(Vidarbha and Marathwada) and Gujarat(Saurashtra and Kutch). Article 371A - Special provision with respect to the State of Nagaland(Naga hills , Tuensang area). It was inserted into the Part XXI of the Indian Constitution in the year 1962.

Detailed explanation-3: -21. Protection of life and personal liberty No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law.

Detailed explanation-4: -Article 370 of the Constitution of India is described as a “temporary provision” that grants the state of Jammu and Kashmir a special autonomous status within the Indian union.

Detailed explanation-5: -Under Article 371, the President is authorised to provide that the Governor of Maharashtra and that of Gujarat would have special responsibility for: The establishment of separate development boards for Vidarbha, Marathwada and the rest of Maharashtra, Saurashtra, Kutch and the rest of Gujarat.

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