alleryWhich President declared the 1975 Emergency on Indira Gandhi's advice?
ADr. Rajendra Prasad
BDr. Zakir Husain
CVarahagiri V. Giri
DFakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
1. Gandhi advised President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed to declare the Emergency.
2. This allowed the centre to assume sweeping powers.
3. The other men were earlier Presidents or not in office then.
_Source: Wikipedia, History of India (1947–present), Declaration of the emergency_
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