| 5501 |
What change did the 44th Amendment make to the grounds for a national Emergency? |
Political Science
The Emergency |
Medium |
| 5502 |
Which of the following is best described as an extra-constitutional excess of the Emergency period rather tha… |
Political Science
The Emergency |
Hard |
| 5503 |
Who became Prime Minister after the Janata Party won the 1977 Lok Sabha election? |
Political Science
1977 elections and the Janata Party |
Easy |
| 5504 |
Which of these parties merged to form the Janata Party in 1977? |
Political Science
1977 elections and the Janata Party |
Easy |
| 5505 |
Which leader left the Congress in 1977 and formed the Congress for Democracy? |
Political Science
1977 elections and the Janata Party |
Medium |
| 5506 |
In which year did the Congress led by Indira Gandhi return to power after the Janata government? |
Political Science
1977 elections and the Janata Party |
Medium |
| 5507 |
The People's Union for Civil Liberties formed in the Emergency period is an example of which outcome of the E… |
Political Science
1977 elections and the Janata Party |
Hard |
| 5508 |
Who is known as “Periyar”, the leader of the Dravidian movement? |
Political Science
Rise of regional parties |
Easy |
| 5509 |
Which party was founded by N.T. Rama Rao in 1982? |
Political Science
Rise of regional parties |
Easy |
| 5510 |
Which leader founded the DMK in 1949? |
Political Science
Rise of regional parties |
Medium |
| 5511 |
What did the people of Goa decide in the opinion poll of 1967? |
Political Science
Rise of regional parties |
Medium |
| 5512 |
The rise of parties such as the DMK, TDP and AGP best shows that: |
Political Science
Rise of regional parties |
Hard |
| 5513 |
In which year was the Anandpur Sahib Resolution passed? |
Political Science
Punjab crisis |
Easy |
| 5514 |
Operation Blue Star in June 1984 was an army action at: |
Political Science
Punjab crisis |
Easy |
| 5515 |
Who signed the Punjab Accord of 1985 with Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi? |
Political Science
Punjab crisis |
Medium |
| 5516 |
What was the main demand of the Anandpur Sahib Resolution? |
Political Science
Punjab crisis |
Medium |
| 5517 |
Which of the following was a term of the Punjab Accord of 1985? |
Political Science
Punjab crisis |
Hard |
| 5518 |
Which leader of the Mizo National Front became Chief Minister after the Mizoram Accord? |
Political Science
Kashmir and the North East |
Easy |
| 5519 |
Which student organisation led the Assam movement of 1979–85? |
Political Science
Kashmir and the North East |
Easy |
| 5520 |
Which three social and political regions did the state of Jammu and Kashmir comprise? |
Political Science
Kashmir and the North East |
Medium |
| 5521 |
Which state was carved out of Assam in 1963? |
Political Science
Kashmir and the North East |
Medium |
| 5522 |
What does the experience of Mizoram after 1986 suggest about responses to regional movements? |
Political Science
Kashmir and the North East |
Hard |
| 5523 |
The phrase “second democratic upsurge” in Indian politics refers mainly to: |
Political Science
Participatory upsurge in the 1990s |
Easy |
| 5524 |
Which decision of 1990 brought caste-based mobilisation to the centre of national politics? |
Political Science
Participatory upsurge in the 1990s |
Easy |
| 5525 |
Which of these was part of the broad political consensus that emerged after 1989? |
Political Science
Participatory upsurge in the 1990s |
Medium |
| 5526 |
Which of these was NOT an element of the new consensus among major parties in the 1990s? |
Political Science
Participatory upsurge in the 1990s |
Medium |
| 5527 |
A state sees a sharp rise in the share of rural and lower-caste voters, and new parties led by leaders from t… |
Political Science
Participatory upsurge in the 1990s |
Hard |
| 5528 |
In which year was the Bharatiya Janata Party formed? |
Political Science
New parties and coalitions |
Easy |
| 5529 |
Who led the National Front government formed in 1989? |
Political Science
New parties and coalitions |
Easy |
| 5530 |
What does it mean when a party gives “outside support” to a government? |
Political Science
New parties and coalitions |
Medium |
| 5531 |
Which party's withdrawal of support led to the fall of the V.P. Singh government in 1990? |
Political Science
New parties and coalitions |
Medium |
| 5532 |
Which statement about the BJP's electoral rise is correct? |
Political Science
New parties and coalitions |
Hard |
| 5533 |
Who led the United Progressive Alliance government formed in 2004? |
Political Science
Coalition governments |
Easy |
| 5534 |
Which two leaders served as Prime Minister in the United Front government between 1996 and 1998? |
Political Science
Coalition governments |
Easy |
| 5535 |
Why did the government formed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1996 last only 13 days? |
Political Science
Coalition governments |
Medium |
| 5536 |
Which party supported the United Front government from outside? |
Political Science
Coalition governments |
Medium |
| 5537 |
Arrange these governments in chronological order: NDA under Vajpayee, National Front under V.P. Singh, United… |
Political Science
Coalition governments |
Hard |
| 5538 |
Who was the Finance Minister when the New Economic Policy was introduced in 1991? |
Political Science
Globalisation and its opposition |
Easy |
| 5539 |
The New Economic Policy of 1991 is often summed up as: |
Political Science
Globalisation and its opposition |
Easy |
| 5540 |
The sale of government shares in public sector enterprises is an example of: |
Political Science
Globalisation and its opposition |
Medium |
| 5541 |
Which immediate problem led India to adopt the New Economic Policy in 1991? |
Political Science
Globalisation and its opposition |
Medium |
| 5542 |
Which argument would a trade union critical of globalisation be most likely to make? |
Political Science
Globalisation and its opposition |
Hard |
| 5543 |
Who chaired the Second Backward Classes Commission? |
Political Science
OBC and Dalit politics |
Easy |
| 5544 |
Who founded the Bahujan Samaj Party in 1984? |
Political Science
OBC and Dalit politics |
Easy |
| 5545 |
What did the Mandal Commission recommend for OBCs? |
Political Science
OBC and Dalit politics |
Medium |
| 5546 |
Which government decided in 1990 to implement the Mandal Commission's recommendation on OBC reservation in ce… |
Political Science
OBC and Dalit politics |
Medium |
| 5547 |
The Mandal Commission was appointed by one government in 1979 but its key recommendation was implemented by a… |
Political Science
OBC and Dalit politics |
Hard |
| 5548 |
In which year was the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya demolished? |
Political Science
Communalism |
Easy |
| 5549 |
In the Indian constitutional sense, secularism means that the state: |
Political Science
Communalism |
Easy |
| 5550 |
Which court order in 1986 led to the opening of the locks of the disputed building in Ayodhya? |
Political Science
Communalism |
Medium |