CBSE Class 12 Political Science The Crisis of Democratic Order MCQs Set B

Question. What was the philosophy presented by Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya called?
(a) Integral Humanism
(b) Liberal Humanism
(c) One World One Nation
(d) None of the above

Answer : A

Question. The ………………. elections turned into a referendum on the experience of the Emergency.
(a) 1969
(b) 1977
(c) 1979
(d) 1989

Answer : B

Question. Find the odd one out in the context of Proclamation of Emergency.
(a) The call for ‘Total Revolution’
(b) The Railway Strike of 1974
(c) The Naxalite Movement
(d) The Allahabad High Court Verdict

Answer : C

Question. State which of the following statements about emergency is incorrect:
(a) It was declared in 1975 by Indira Gandhi.
(b) It led to the suspension of all fundamental rights.
(c) It was proclaimed due to the deteriorating economic conditions.
(d) Many opposition leaders were arrested during the Emergency.

Answer : C

Question. The Shah Commission was headed by:
(a)Justice K C Shah
(b) Justice J C Shah
(c) Justice M C Shah
(d) Justice D C Shah

Answer : B

Question. When did the Students’ Movements start in Gujarat?
(a) 1974
(b) 1970
(c) 1980
(d) 1988

Answer : A

Question. When did the economic situation of the country worsened?
(a) During 1966-67
(b) During 1988-90
(c) During 1980S
(d) During 1972-73

Answer : D

Question. Who became the Prime Minister after emergency?
(a) Morarji Desai
(b) Jay Prakash Narayan
(c) Lal Krishna Advani
(d) None of the above

Answer : A

Question.In which year internal emergency was declared by Smt. Indira Gandhi?
(a) 1965
(b) 1971
(c) 1975
(d) 1980

Answer : C

Question. The railway strike of 1974 was called by __ led by George Fernandes.
(a) National Coordination Committee
(b) National Coordination Corporation
(c) National Coordination Call
(d) National Coordination Association

Answer : B

Question. Who left the Congress party and founded Bharatiya Kranti Dal in 1967?
(a) Sanjay Gandhi
(b) Jagjivan Ram
(c) Chaudhary Charan Singh
(d) Morarji Desai

Answer : B

Question. After the 1977 general elections, which government came into power?
(a) Bharatiya Jana Sangh
(b) Congress
(c) Janata Party
(d) Socialist Party

Answer : C

Question. Congress was defeated in the Lok Sabha elections of
(a) January 1975
(b) February 1976
(c) March 1977
(d) April 1977

Answer : C

Question. The Janata Party made which election into a referendum on the Emergency?
(a) 1977
(b) 1980
(c) 1971
(d) 1984

Answer : A

Question. Identify the leader associated with Naxalite Movement.
(a) E.M.S.Namboothiripad
(b) Charu Majumdar.
(c) A.K.Gopalan.
(d) E.K.Nayanar

Answer : B

Question. When were the general elections held after emergency?
(a) 1978
(b) 1977
(c) 1980
(d) 1981

Answer : B

Question. The impact of the Emergency was felt most strongly in the ………………. part of the country.
(a) northern
(b) southern
(c) eastern
(d) western

Answer : A

Question. What was one of the possible reasons of India’s deteriorating economy?
(a) People stopped paying tax
(b) After Indo– Pak war 1971, US stopped the economic aid to India
(c) Corruption
(d) All of the above

Answer : B

Question. In which state Nay Nirman Movement was started?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Punjab
(c) Bihar
(d) Haryana

Answer : A

Question. Mandal Commission was set up for the issue of
(a) reservation of other backward classes.
(b) temple conflict.
(c) welfare of women.
(d) child labour.

Answer : A

Question. The Prime Minister of India during 1977-79 was
(a) Indira Gandhi.
(b) Charan Singh.
(c) Chandra Shekhar.
(d) Morarji Desai

Answer : D

Question. When JP led a people’s march to the Parliament?
(a) 1975
(b) 1976
(c) 1977
(d) 1978

Answer : A

Question. Through which Article of the Constitution, government declared emergency in 1975?
(a) Article 350
(b) Article 351
(c) Article 352
(d) Article 354

Answer : C

Question. Shah Commission was appointed to inquire
(a) abuse of authority during an emergency
(b) domestic violence
(c) child labour
(d) conditions of Dalits

Answer : A

Question. Who succeeded Morarji Desai?
(a) Ram Manohar Lohia
(b) Indira Gandhi
(c) Chaudhary Charan Singh
(d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Answer : C

Question. In the elections held immediately after Emergency, the Congress could win only ………………. seats in the Lok Sabha.
(a) 154
(b) 156
(c) 158
(d) 160

Answer : A

Question. Who organised a nationwide Satyagraha forcing Indira Gandhi to resign?
(a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(b) Jay Prakash Narayan
(c) Lal Bahadur Sashtri
(d) None of the above

Answer : B

Question. During emergency, the relations of government and judiciary were:
(a) tensed
(b) cordial
(c) completely hostile
(d) there was no problem at all

Answer : A

Question. The Bihar movement was led by
(a) Charu Majumdar.
(b) J. P. Narayan.
(c) Morarji Desai.
(d) C. Natarajan.

Answer : B

Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Question. Assertion: Fundamental rights of the citizens were suspended till the continuance of National Emergency .
Reason: Due to different viewpoints of people about the imposition of Emergency, it is the most debatable and controversial topic of Indian politics.
Answer : B

Question. Assertion: Morarji Desai did not complete full term of Prime Ministership and was succeeded by Chaudhary Charan Singh.
Reason: Due to lack of a common programme and a constant direction, inability to change Congress policies and splits within the party; led to mid-term elections in 1980.
Answer : B

Question. Assertion: Lohia’s dynamic and uninhibited approach to various problems distinguished him from other political leaders.
Reason: Lohia’s ideology was largely copied by the communist party of China. He had nothing original of himself.
Answer : C

Question. Assertion: Upadhyaya identified nationalism, democracy and socialism as three principal ‘isms’ that affected the west.
Reason: Among these three ‘isms’ nationalism was the oldest and the strongest.
Answer : B

Question. Assertion: National Emergency can be declared under the Article 352, whereby the security of India is threatened by war or external aggression or armed rebellion.
Reason: Denial of Fundamental rights and curtailment of freedom is not acceptable to the people of India.
Answer : B

Question. Assertion: In the elections of 1971, Congress had given the slogan of “Garibi Hatao” (remove poverty).
Reason: The social and economic condition in the country did not improve much after 1971-72.
Answer : B

Question. Assertion: The government suspended the Freedom of the Press and implemented press censorship during emergency.
Reason: Press used its freedom to provoke people to carry out unnecessary protests and demonstrations. Press was against the ruling government.
Answer : C