Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India has provision for the President to proclaim emergency?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Article 352
Under Article 352, the President can proclaim a national emergency when the security of India or any part of it is threatened by war, external aggression or armed rebellion. The President acts only on the written advice of the Union Cabinet, and the proclamation must be approved by both Houses of Parliament within one month. The Constitution has two other emergency provisions: Article 356 (President’s Rule in a state whose constitutional machinery has failed) and Article 360 (financial emergency).