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#	Question	Subject and topic	Difficulty
5451	Which regions benefited most from the Green Revolution in its early years?	Political Science New economic interests	Medium
5452	What was one social consequence of the Green Revolution?	Political Science New economic interests	Medium
5453	Middle peasants who gained from new farming technology began backing leaders who spoke for agricultural inter…	Political Science New economic interests	Hard
5454	Who held the post of Foreign Minister along with that of Prime Minister from 1947 to 1964?	Political Science Nehru’s foreign policy	Easy
5455	Which statement best describes India's policy of non-alignment?	Political Science Nehru’s foreign policy	Medium
5456	Which Afro-Asian conference of 1955 is considered an important step towards the Non-Aligned Movement?	Political Science Nehru’s foreign policy	Medium
5457	A country refuses to join either Cold War alliance so that it can accept economic help from both and decide e…	Political Science Nehru’s foreign policy	Hard
5458	In which year did India and China sign the agreement containing the Panchsheel principles?	Political Science India and China	Easy
5459	Which of these is one of the five principles of Panchsheel?	Political Science India and China	Easy
5460	Which event in 1959 increased tension between India and China?	Political Science India and China	Medium
5461	Which two areas were at the centre of the India–China border dispute that led to the 1962 war?	Political Science India and China	Medium
5462	Which of these was a domestic political consequence of the 1962 war?	Political Science India and China	Hard
5463	Which agreement was signed after the India–Pakistan war of 1965?	Political Science Wars with Pakistan	Easy
5464	Which country emerged as a result of the 1971 war?	Political Science Wars with Pakistan	Easy
5465	Which leaders signed the Shimla Agreement of 1972?	Political Science Wars with Pakistan	Medium
5466	Which diplomatic step did India take in August 1971, a few months before the war with Pakistan?	Political Science Wars with Pakistan	Medium
5467	The Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 is significant in India–Pakistan relations because it:	Political Science Wars with Pakistan	Hard
5468	Who is regarded as the founder of India's nuclear programme?	Political Science India’s nuclear programme	Easy
5469	In which year did India conduct its first nuclear explosion at Pokhran?	Political Science India’s nuclear programme	Easy
5470	Why has India refused to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?	Political Science India’s nuclear programme	Medium
5471	Which principle is part of India's stated nuclear doctrine?	Political Science India’s nuclear programme	Medium
5472	What development in 1964 sharpened India's nuclear security concerns?	Political Science India’s nuclear programme	Hard
5473	Who succeeded Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister in 1964?	Political Science Succession after Nehru	Easy
5474	The slogan “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan” is associated with:	Political Science Succession after Nehru	Easy
5475	In 1966, whom did Indira Gandhi defeat in the contest among Congress MPs to become the leader of the party in…	Political Science Succession after Nehru	Medium
5476	Which statement about the 1967 general election is correct?	Political Science Succession after Nehru	Medium
5477	The phrase “Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram” arose in the late 1960s to describe:	Political Science Succession after Nehru	Hard
5478	Which leader is associated with the strategy of non-Congressism?	Political Science Non-Congressism and the Congress split	Easy
5479	Who won the presidential election of 1969?	Political Science Non-Congressism and the Congress split	Easy
5480	The 1969 split produced which two Congress groups?	Political Science Non-Congressism and the Congress split	Medium
5481	What was the “privy purse”?	Political Science Non-Congressism and the Congress split	Medium
5482	In the 1969 presidential election, Indira Gandhi's call for a “conscience vote” meant that Congress MPs and M…	Political Science Non-Congressism and the Congress split	Hard
5483	Which slogan did Indira Gandhi use in the 1971 Lok Sabha election?	Political Science The 1971 elections and Garibi Hatao	Easy
5484	The opposition alliance that contested against Indira Gandhi in 1971 was popularly called the:	Political Science The 1971 elections and Garibi Hatao	Easy
5485	Which group was NOT part of the grand alliance of 1971?	Political Science The 1971 elections and Garibi Hatao	Medium
5486	Which social groups were especially targeted by the “Garibi Hatao” campaign?	Political Science The 1971 elections and Garibi Hatao	Medium
5487	How was the Congress system restored after 1971 different from the Congress of the Nehru era?	Political Science The 1971 elections and Garibi Hatao	Hard
5488	Which Supreme Court case of 1973 laid down the doctrine of the basic structure of the Constitution?	Political Science Committed bureaucracy and judiciary	Easy
5489	In 1973, who was appointed Chief Justice of India by superseding three senior judges?	Political Science Committed bureaucracy and judiciary	Easy
5490	What did the Supreme Court hold in the Golaknath case of 1967?	Political Science Committed bureaucracy and judiciary	Medium
5491	The idea of a “committed bureaucracy” refers to civil servants who are:	Political Science Committed bureaucracy and judiciary	Medium
5492	Why was the appointment of the Chief Justice in April 1973 widely criticised?	Political Science Committed bureaucracy and judiciary	Hard
5493	Which leader gave the call for “Total Revolution” during the Bihar movement?	Political Science Navnirman and Bihar movements	Easy
5494	The Navnirman Andolan of 1974 took place in which state?	Political Science Navnirman and Bihar movements	Easy
5495	Which of these was a cause of economic discontent in India in the early 1970s?	Political Science Navnirman and Bihar movements	Medium
5496	On what condition did Jayaprakash Narayan agree to lead the Bihar students' movement?	Political Science Navnirman and Bihar movements	Medium
5497	The nationwide railway strike of May 1974 was led by:	Political Science Navnirman and Bihar movements	Hard
5498	Under which Article of the Constitution was the national Emergency of 1975 proclaimed?	Political Science The Emergency	Easy
5499	Which court declared Indira Gandhi's election to the Lok Sabha invalid in June 1975?	Political Science The Emergency	Easy
5500	Which commission was appointed in 1977 to inquire into excesses committed during the Emergency?	Political Science The Emergency	Medium