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101	Which of these was a cause of economic discontent in India in the early 1970s?	Political Science Navnirman and Bihar movements	Medium
102	On what condition did Jayaprakash Narayan agree to lead the Bihar students' movement?	Political Science Navnirman and Bihar movements	Medium
103	The nationwide railway strike of May 1974 was led by:	Political Science Navnirman and Bihar movements	Hard
104	Under which Article of the Constitution was the national Emergency of 1975 proclaimed?	Political Science The Emergency	Easy
105	Which court declared Indira Gandhi's election to the Lok Sabha invalid in June 1975?	Political Science The Emergency	Easy
106	Which commission was appointed in 1977 to inquire into excesses committed during the Emergency?	Political Science The Emergency	Medium
107	What change did the 44th Amendment make to the grounds for a national Emergency?	Political Science The Emergency	Medium
108	Which of the following is best described as an extra-constitutional excess of the Emergency period rather tha…	Political Science The Emergency	Hard
109	Who became Prime Minister after the Janata Party won the 1977 Lok Sabha election?	Political Science 1977 elections and the Janata Party	Easy
110	Which of these parties merged to form the Janata Party in 1977?	Political Science 1977 elections and the Janata Party	Easy
111	Which leader left the Congress in 1977 and formed the Congress for Democracy?	Political Science 1977 elections and the Janata Party	Medium
112	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
113	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
114	Who is known as “Periyar”, the leader of the Dravidian movement?	Political Science Rise of regional parties	Easy
115	Which party was founded by N.T. Rama Rao in 1982?	Political Science Rise of regional parties	Easy
116	Which leader founded the DMK in 1949?	Political Science Rise of regional parties	Medium
117	What did the people of Goa decide in the opinion poll of 1967?	Political Science Rise of regional parties	Medium
118	The rise of parties such as the DMK, TDP and AGP best shows that:	Political Science Rise of regional parties	Hard
119	In which year was the Anandpur Sahib Resolution passed?	Political Science Punjab crisis	Easy
120	Operation Blue Star in June 1984 was an army action at:	Political Science Punjab crisis	Easy
121	Who signed the Punjab Accord of 1985 with Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi?	Political Science Punjab crisis	Medium
122	What was the main demand of the Anandpur Sahib Resolution?	Political Science Punjab crisis	Medium
123	Which of the following was a term of the Punjab Accord of 1985?	Political Science Punjab crisis	Hard
124	Which leader of the Mizo National Front became Chief Minister after the Mizoram Accord?	Political Science Kashmir and the North East	Easy
125	Which student organisation led the Assam movement of 1979–85?	Political Science Kashmir and the North East	Easy
126	Which three social and political regions did the state of Jammu and Kashmir comprise?	Political Science Kashmir and the North East	Medium
127	Which state was carved out of Assam in 1963?	Political Science Kashmir and the North East	Medium
128	What does the experience of Mizoram after 1986 suggest about responses to regional movements?	Political Science Kashmir and the North East	Hard
129	The phrase “second democratic upsurge” in Indian politics refers mainly to:	Political Science Participatory upsurge in the 1990s	Easy
130	Which decision of 1990 brought caste-based mobilisation to the centre of national politics?	Political Science Participatory upsurge in the 1990s	Easy
131	Which of these was part of the broad political consensus that emerged after 1989?	Political Science Participatory upsurge in the 1990s	Medium
132	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
133	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
134	In which year was the Bharatiya Janata Party formed?	Political Science New parties and coalitions	Easy
135	Who led the National Front government formed in 1989?	Political Science New parties and coalitions	Easy
136	What does it mean when a party gives “outside support” to a government?	Political Science New parties and coalitions	Medium
137	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
138	Which statement about the BJP's electoral rise is correct?	Political Science New parties and coalitions	Hard
139	Who led the United Progressive Alliance government formed in 2004?	Political Science Coalition governments	Easy
140	Which two leaders served as Prime Minister in the United Front government between 1996 and 1998?	Political Science Coalition governments	Easy
141	Why did the government formed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1996 last only 13 days?	Political Science Coalition governments	Medium
142	Which party supported the United Front government from outside?	Political Science Coalition governments	Medium
143	Arrange these governments in chronological order: NDA under Vajpayee, National Front under V.P. Singh, United…	Political Science Coalition governments	Hard
144	Who was the Finance Minister when the New Economic Policy was introduced in 1991?	Political Science Globalisation and its opposition	Easy
145	The New Economic Policy of 1991 is often summed up as:	Political Science Globalisation and its opposition	Easy
146	The sale of government shares in public sector enterprises is an example of:	Political Science Globalisation and its opposition	Medium
147	Which immediate problem led India to adopt the New Economic Policy in 1991?	Political Science Globalisation and its opposition	Medium
148	Which argument would a trade union critical of globalisation be most likely to make?	Political Science Globalisation and its opposition	Hard
149	Who chaired the Second Backward Classes Commission?	Political Science OBC and Dalit politics	Easy
150	Who founded the Bahujan Samaj Party in 1984?	Political Science OBC and Dalit politics	Easy