Which one of the following is not a circumstance for proclamation of Emergency by the President of India under Article 352 of the Constitution of India?
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This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-2 ā 2021
The correct option is C) Internal disturbance.
According to Article 352 of the Constitution of India, the President can proclaim a National Emergency if the security of India or any part of it is threatened by War, External Aggression, or Armed Rebellion. The term āinternal disturbanceā was initially a ground for proclaiming National Emergency, but it was replaced by āarmed rebellionā by the 44th Amendment Act, 1978, after the misuse of the emergency provision in 1975 under the ground of āinternal disturbanceā.