Concept:Article 356 allows the President to impose President’s Rule when a state’s constitutional machinery fails. Among the given options, the first such imposition was in Kerala in 1959.Explanation:- Article 356 was first used to impose President’s Rule in Punjab in 1951, but that option is not listed.- Among the four choices, only Kerala, 1959 matches a real instance: the Vimochana Samaram led to the dismissal of the E.M.S. Namboodiripad government.- President’s Rule in Kerala lasted for 206 days. No other option (Bihar 1958, J&K 1956, MP 1957) records the first use of Article 356.Answer:C. Kerala, 1959