Consider the following statements:
1. A national emergency due to war and external aggression has been proclaimed once.
2. A national emergency due to internal disturbance has been proclaimed once.
3. A financial emergency has not been proclaimed yet

How many of the above statements are correct?
(a) Only One
(b) Only Two
(c) All Three
(d) None of the above

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Consider the following statements:
1. A national emergency due to war and external aggression has been proclaimed once.
2. A national emergency due to internal disturbance has been proclaimed once.
3. A financial emergency has not been proclaimed yet

How many of the above statements are correct?
(a) Only One
(b) Only Two
(c) All Three
(d) None of the above

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is not correct but Statement 2 is correct. A national emergency in India has been declared three times. The first one was declared between the period of 26th October 1962 to 10th January 1968 by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru during the India-China war. The second one was declared on 3rd December 1971 due to the war between India and Pakistan by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. At this time the state of emergency was not revoked. Even when the second emergency was still in effect, a third emergency was declared on 25 June 1975. The first two were declared on the grounds of external expression. On the other hand, the last one was issued on the basis of internal disturbance.
Statement 3 is correct. Till now a financial emergency has not been imposed.

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Consider the following statements: 1. A national emergency due to war and external aggression has been proclaimed once. 2. A national emergency due to internal disturbance has been proclaimed once. 3. A financial emergency has not been proclaimed yet How many of the above statements are correct? (a) Only One (b) Only Two (c) All Three (d) None of the above