An emergency under Article 352 of the Indian Constitution can be declared only during:

Question

An emergency under Article 352 of the Indian Constitution can be declared only during:

1. A. Failure of constitutional machinery in a State
2. B. Financial instability
3. C. War, external aggression or internal disturbance
4. D. War, external aggression or armed rebellion (Correct answer)

Correct Answer

Option D — War, external aggression or armed rebellion

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is War, external aggression or armed rebellion.

Key Points

• Under Article 352 (as amended by the 44th Amendment, 1978), a National Emergency can be proclaimed only during war, external aggression, or armed rebellion.
• The original phrase "internal disturbance" was replaced with the more specific "armed rebellion" to prevent misuse, as happened during the 1975 Emergency.