A state of emergency was declared on 25th June 1975 under which Article of the constitution of India?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Article - 352
On 25 June 1975, the government declared that there was a threat of internal disturbances and invoked Article 352 of the Constitution, under which a state of emergency could be declared.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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* A similar question.
NCERT (2026-27): “Crisis and response … The response of the government was to declare a state of emergency. On 25 June 1975, the government declared that there was a threat of internal disturbances and therefore, it invoked Article 352 of the Constitution. Under the provision of this article the government could declare a state of emergency on grounds of external threat or a threat of internal disturbances.…” |