Choose the correctly matched pair:

A. president’s rule                                                                   I. Art. 352

B. financial emergency                                                           II. Art. 355

C. national emergency                                                           III. Art. 356

D. duty of union to protect every state                                   IV. Art. 360

Solution

All these provisions are picked from Part XVIII of the Constitution of India, Emergency Provisions Article 352 to 360. Art. 352. Proclamation of Emergency (1) If the President is satisfied that a grave emergency exists whereby the security of India or of any part of the territory thereof is threatened, whether by war or external aggression or armed rebellion, he may, by Proclamation, made a declaration to that effect in respect of the whole of India or of such part of the territory thereof as may be specified in the Proclamation Art. 355- “It shall be the duty of the Union to protect every State against external aggression and internal disturbance and to ensure that the government of every State is carried on in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.” Art. 356. Provisions in case of failure of constitutional machinery in State (President’s rule) Art. 360. Provisions as to financial emergency