Question

State the types of emergencies as mentioned in the Constitution and explain them briefly.

Answer 1

Answer: The Indian Constitution has divided its crisis into three types of emergencies. They are:

1. National emergencies- A country can declare a national emergency at the time of war, external attack, or armed rebellion.
2. Failure of Constitution emergency- This refers to Constitutional breakdown in cases when laws and order break down to some states, it is called emergency arising due to failure of Constitution.
3. Financial emergency- When prices increase, it leads to erosion of monetary value. Under such a situation, a financial emergency is declared. These emergencies can be declared only by the President of the country.