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Under the Constitution of India, a Proclamation of National Emergency under Article 352 can be issued by the President on which ground?

A National Emergency under Article 352 is declared when India's security is threatened by war, external aggression or armed rebellion. Breakdown of State machinery falls under Article 356 and financial instability under Article 360, so those are different emergencies with different grounds.

  1. AFailure of constitutional machinery in a State
  2. BThreat to the security of India by war, external aggression or armed rebellionCorrect
  3. CThreat to the financial stability or credit of India
  4. DBreakdown of law and order in a single district

Explanation

Article 352 permits a National Emergency when the security of India or any part of it is threatened by war, external aggression or armed rebellion. Failure of constitutional machinery in a State relates to Article 356, and financial threat relates to Article 360. A district-level law and order breakdown is not a ground for any emergency.

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