Exp) Option d is the correct answer.

Statement 1 is correct: Article 365 says that whenever a state fails to comply with or to give effect to any direction from the Centre, it will be lawful for the President to hold that a situation has arisen in which the government of the state cannot be carried on in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. And President rule can be imposed in the state.

Statement 2 is correct: A proclamation imposing President’s Rule must be approved by both the Houses of Parliament within two months from the date of its issue.

Statement 3 is correct: Every resolution approving the proclamation of President’s Rule or its continuation can be passed by either House of Parliament only by a simple majority, that is, a majority of the members of that House present and voting.

Statement 4 is correct: The 44th Amendment Act of 1978 provided that, beyond one year, the President’s Rule can be extended by six months at a time only when the following two conditions are fulfilled: a proclamation of National Emergency should be in operation in the whole of India, or in the whole or any part of the state; and the Election Commission must certify that the general elections to the legislative assembly of the concerned state cannot be held on account of difficulties.