An emergency under Article 352 of the Constitution of India can be dec

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

War, external aggression or internal disturbance.
War, external aggression or armed rebellion.
Failure of Constitutional Machinery in the State.
Financial instability in the country.
This question was previously asked in
UPSC NDA-2 – 2015
The correct option is B) War, external aggression or armed rebellion.
Article 352 of the Constitution of India deals with the Proclamation of Emergency, also known as National Emergency. The original text of Article 352 provided for the declaration of emergency on grounds of ‘war’, ‘external aggression’, or ‘internal disturbance’. However, the 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978, replaced the term ‘internal disturbance’ with ‘armed rebellion’ to prevent the arbitrary use of this provision based on political unrest not amounting to armed revolt.
– Option A uses the term ‘internal disturbance’, which was removed by the 44th Amendment.
– Option C refers to the failure of constitutional machinery in a state, which is covered under Article 356 (President’s Rule or State Emergency), not Article 352.
– Option D refers to financial instability, which is covered under Article 360 (Financial Emergency), not Article 352.
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