Multiple choice

A state of emergency can be declared in India by

  1. the Parliament

  2. the Prime Minister

  3. the Cabinet

  4. the President
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D Correct answer
Explanation

As per the Articles 352, 356 and 360 in the Constitution of India, the President of India has been given extraordinary power to declare emergency to meet any kind of threat to the country. Those powers to the President of India in the constitution are called emergency provisions.

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