Question

What was the period of emergency in India?
A 21 months
B 28 months
C 24 months
D 12 months

Answer 1

Hint: In the history of independent India, the period of emergency has been declared thrice. An emergency is declared when there is a state of political instability in the country.

Complete answer: In India The state of Emergency refers to a period of 21 months or around 2 years when our Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declares and imposes a state of emergency across the country.
In India, the Emergency has been declared thrice. The first instance was between October 1962 to 10 January 1968 during the ongoing Indo-China War, when the security of India was declared as being threatened by external forces. The second time it was declared between 3 December 1971 to 17 December, which was during the outbreak of Indo-Pakistan war. It was later extended between 25 June 1975 to 21 March 1977 under conditions of unstable politics under the leadership of Indira Gandhi, when an emergency was declared based on internal disturbance, but the term was too weak and had wider meanings and 44th amendment act substituted the words internal disturbance to armed rebellion. The third period of Emergency is referred to as the most controversial of the three occasions.
The President can declare three types of emergencies:
-National
-State
-Financial emergency
A national emergency also has the power of converting our federal system of government into a unitary one and giving Parliament all the law-making decisions. Also, all state money bills are passed to the Parliament for its approval.
Therefore, option A is the correct answer.

Note: Emergency in India was not a new concept. In India, the proclamation of emergency during the time of Indira Gandhi shocked many but received the support of many as well.