NDA2015General AbilityGeneral StudiesActual
An emergency under Article 352 of the Constitution of India can be declared only during:
Options
- AWar, external aggression or internal disturbance.
- BWar, external aggression or armed rebellion.
- CFailure of Constitutional Machinery in the State.
- DFinancial instability in the country.
Correct answer
B. War, external aggression or armed rebellion.
Step-by-step solution
National emergency under article 352, emergency can be declared on the basis of external aggression or armed rebellion in the whole of India or a part of its territory. Such an emergency was declared in India in 1962 (IndoChina war), 1971 (Indo-Pakistan war), and 1975 (declared by Indira Gandhi).