Solution:

• State of emergency India refers to a period of governance under an altered constitutional setup that can be proclaimed by the President of India, when the consultant group perceives and warns against grave threats to the nation from internal and external sources or from financial situations of crisis.

• The Proclamation of Emergency officially issued by President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed under Article 352 of the Constitution because of the prevailing “internal disturbance”.

• The Emergency was in effect from 25 June 1975 until its withdrawal on 21 March 1977.