SSC CPO 2020 PYQ — Question 62

SSC CPO - 23 Nov 2020 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q62

On the night of ______ 1975, Indira Gandhi recommended the imposition of Emergency to president Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. 25th June.

June 25, 2021, marks the 46th anniversary of the Emergency, a historically significant period in India's history.

On this day in 1975, India's then-president, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, declared a state of emergency across the country on the suggestion of the Indira Gandhi-led Congress government at the centre.

The Emergency was in place from June 25, 1975 to March 21, 1977.