President's Rule and Constitutional Provisions

When President's rule is proclaimed under Article 356, the following are necessary consequences: (1) The State Council of Ministers is removed or dissolved, and (2) The State Legislative Assembly can be dissolved, but dissolution is not mandatory—it is discretionary. However, (3) Dissolution of local bodies (municipal corporations, village panchayats) is not a necessary consequence of President's rule. Local bodies can continue functioning independently. Therefore, dissolution of the State Legislative Assembly (though possible) and dissolution of local bodies are not necessarily required consequences. The removal of the Council of Ministers is a necessary consequence. The question asks what are NOT necessarily consequences, so both 1 (dissolution of assembly) and 3 (dissolution of local bodies) are not necessarily consequences. > President's Rule: CM removal (necessary); Assembly dissolution (discretionary); Local body dissolution (not necessary). Answer: b.