Multiple choice

In which year was emergency declared in India?

  1. 1975

  2. 1985

  3. 1984

  4. 1979
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Explanation

Emergency was declared in India on June 25, 1975, by President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed on the advice of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. It lasted for 21 months until March 1977. 1975 is thus the correct year. The other years (1985, 1984, 1979) are unrelated to this significant political event.

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