When was National Emergency declared for the first time under Article 352?
- A.1963-69
- B.1961-65
- C.1961-67
- D.1962-68
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Explanation
The correct answer is 1962-68. India's first National Emergency was proclaimed on 26 October 1962, during the war with China, on the ground of external aggression. It stayed in force long after the fighting ended and was revoked only on 10 January 1968, which is why the question gives the span 1962–68. President Dr S. Radhakrishnan made the proclamation, on the advice of Jawaharlal Nehru's government.
The other spans are invented, built around the right decade to catch candidates who remember only "the 1960s". For the full picture, learn all three proclamations together: 1962 (external aggression, the war with China), 1971 (external aggression, the war with Pakistan) and 1975 (internal disturbance, declared while the 1971 emergency was still in force). Both the 1971 and 1975 emergencies ended in March 1977. The long 1962–68 emergency, continuing years after the war, was itself one of the reasons later governments added limits on how long an emergency can last without fresh approval.
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Practice Questions
View allHow many types of emergencies are provided in the Constitution?
- A.2
- B.3
- C.4
- D.5
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Part XVIII of the Constitution provides for three kinds of emergency. A National Emergency under Article 352 can be declared on the ground of war, external aggression or armed rebellion.
Read the full explanation →Which article of the Indian constitution provides for proclamation of Emergency?
- A.Article 364
- B.Article 352
- C.Article 350
- D.Article 362
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It allows the President, if satisfied that a grave emergency exists whereby the security of India or any part of it is threatened by war, external aggression or armed rebellion, to make a Proclamation of Emergency.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following amendment act of the Indian constitution replaced the term "internal disturbance" with "armed rebellion" in the context of a national emergency?
- A.41st Amendment act, 1976
- B.44th Amendment act, 1978
- C.42nd Amendment act, 1976
- D.43rd Amendment act, 1977
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The Emergency of June 1975 was declared on the ground of "internal disturbance", a phrase so vague that almost any political unrest could be brought under it.
Read the full explanation →A Proclamation of National Emergency must be approved by each House within how many months?
- A.1
- B.3
- C.6
- D.9
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A Proclamation of National Emergency must be laid before both Houses of Parliament and approved by each of them within one month of its issue; otherwise it ceases to operate.
Read the full explanation →'Effect of Proclamation of Emergency' is explicitly provided in which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India?
- A.Article 353
- B.Article 350
- C.Article 256
- D.Article 252
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While a National Emergency is in force, it extends the executive power of the Union to giving directions to any State on the manner in which its executive power is to be exercised, and it allows Parliament to make laws on any matter, even one in the State List.
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