Multiple choice

Emergency was declared by the President of India on 25th June, 1975 as he was satisfied that

  1. the general deteriotion in economic condition was rapidly increasing

  2. India was being threatened by external attacks

  3. there was a great danger to the internal security

  4. Constitutional machinery had came to a breakdown
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The 1975 Emergency was proclaimed under Article 352 of the Indian Constitution on the grounds of 'internal disturbance'. This was the specific legal justification cited by the government at the time.

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