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#	Question	Subject and topic	Difficulty
51	In which year were fourteen major private banks nationalised in India?	Political Science Expansion of the state sector	Easy
52	The Life Insurance Corporation of India was created when life insurance was nationalised in:	Political Science Expansion of the state sector	Medium
53	Which steel plant was built with the help of the Soviet Union?	Political Science Expansion of the state sector	Medium
54	Which argument was most often made by critics of the expansion of the state sector?	Political Science Expansion of the state sector	Hard
55	Which of the following was a key input promoted under the Green Revolution?	Political Science New economic interests	Easy
56	Operation Flood and the co-operative movement at Anand are associated with:	Political Science New economic interests	Easy
57	Which regions benefited most from the Green Revolution in its early years?	Political Science New economic interests	Medium
58	What was one social consequence of the Green Revolution?	Political Science New economic interests	Medium
59	Middle peasants who gained from new farming technology began backing leaders who spoke for agricultural inter…	Political Science New economic interests	Hard
60	Who held the post of Foreign Minister along with that of Prime Minister from 1947 to 1964?	Political Science Nehru’s foreign policy	Easy
61	Which statement best describes India's policy of non-alignment?	Political Science Nehru’s foreign policy	Medium
62	Which Afro-Asian conference of 1955 is considered an important step towards the Non-Aligned Movement?	Political Science Nehru’s foreign policy	Medium
63	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
64	In which year did India and China sign the agreement containing the Panchsheel principles?	Political Science India and China	Easy
65	Which of these is one of the five principles of Panchsheel?	Political Science India and China	Easy
66	Which event in 1959 increased tension between India and China?	Political Science India and China	Medium
67	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
68	Which of these was a domestic political consequence of the 1962 war?	Political Science India and China	Hard
69	Which agreement was signed after the India–Pakistan war of 1965?	Political Science Wars with Pakistan	Easy
70	Which country emerged as a result of the 1971 war?	Political Science Wars with Pakistan	Easy
71	Which leaders signed the Shimla Agreement of 1972?	Political Science Wars with Pakistan	Medium
72	Which diplomatic step did India take in August 1971, a few months before the war with Pakistan?	Political Science Wars with Pakistan	Medium
73	The Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 is significant in India–Pakistan relations because it:	Political Science Wars with Pakistan	Hard
74	Who is regarded as the founder of India's nuclear programme?	Political Science India’s nuclear programme	Easy
75	In which year did India conduct its first nuclear explosion at Pokhran?	Political Science India’s nuclear programme	Easy
76	Why has India refused to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?	Political Science India’s nuclear programme	Medium
77	Which principle is part of India's stated nuclear doctrine?	Political Science India’s nuclear programme	Medium
78	What development in 1964 sharpened India's nuclear security concerns?	Political Science India’s nuclear programme	Hard
79	Who succeeded Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister in 1964?	Political Science Succession after Nehru	Easy
80	The slogan “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan” is associated with:	Political Science Succession after Nehru	Easy
81	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
82	Which statement about the 1967 general election is correct?	Political Science Succession after Nehru	Medium
83	The phrase “Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram” arose in the late 1960s to describe:	Political Science Succession after Nehru	Hard
84	Which leader is associated with the strategy of non-Congressism?	Political Science Non-Congressism and the Congress split	Easy
85	Who won the presidential election of 1969?	Political Science Non-Congressism and the Congress split	Easy
86	The 1969 split produced which two Congress groups?	Political Science Non-Congressism and the Congress split	Medium
87	What was the “privy purse”?	Political Science Non-Congressism and the Congress split	Medium
88	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
89	Which slogan did Indira Gandhi use in the 1971 Lok Sabha election?	Political Science The 1971 elections and Garibi Hatao	Easy
90	The opposition alliance that contested against Indira Gandhi in 1971 was popularly called the:	Political Science The 1971 elections and Garibi Hatao	Easy
91	Which group was NOT part of the grand alliance of 1971?	Political Science The 1971 elections and Garibi Hatao	Medium
92	Which social groups were especially targeted by the “Garibi Hatao” campaign?	Political Science The 1971 elections and Garibi Hatao	Medium
93	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
94	Which Supreme Court case of 1973 laid down the doctrine of the basic structure of the Constitution?	Political Science Committed bureaucracy and judiciary	Easy
95	In 1973, who was appointed Chief Justice of India by superseding three senior judges?	Political Science Committed bureaucracy and judiciary	Easy
96	What did the Supreme Court hold in the Golaknath case of 1967?	Political Science Committed bureaucracy and judiciary	Medium
97	The idea of a “committed bureaucracy” refers to civil servants who are:	Political Science Committed bureaucracy and judiciary	Medium
98	Why was the appointment of the Chief Justice in April 1973 widely criticised?	Political Science Committed bureaucracy and judiciary	Hard
99	Which leader gave the call for “Total Revolution” during the Bihar movement?	Political Science Navnirman and Bihar movements	Easy
100	The Navnirman Andolan of 1974 took place in which state?	Political Science Navnirman and Bihar movements	Easy