- Article 356 is also known as State Emergency. It can be imposed if the President, on receipt of a report from the Governor of a State or otherwise, is satisfied that a situation has arisen in which the government of the State cannot be carried on in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution. - Article 352 deals with National Emergency (due to war, external aggression, or armed rebellion). - Article 360 deals with Financial Emergency. - Article 358 deals with the suspension of fundamental rights guaranteed by Article 19 during a National Emergency declared on the grounds of war or external aggression.
President's Rule is declared under which Article of the Constitution ?
Asked in APPSC Group II Prelims 2016 · Topic: Emergency Provisions (Types of Emergencies: President's Rule (State Emergency/Failure of Constitutional Machinery) (Article 356))
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