CUET Political Science Chapter 5 Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System

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Political Science - MCQ on Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System

Class XII

Q.1. Which decade was labelled as a dangerous decade?

a. the 1950s

b. the 1960s

c. the 1970s

d. the 1980s

Answer:

(b)

Explanation: 1960s was labeled as dangerous decade because unresolved problem could lead to a failure of the democratic project or even the disintegration of the country.

Q.2. Lal Bahadur Shastri coined which of the following famous slogan?

a. Garibi Hatao

b. ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’

c. Aya Ram, Gaya Ram

d. Name of the above

Answer:

(b)

Q.3. Lal Bahadur Shastri faced the following challenges during his Prime ministership:

a. Failed monsoons

b. Drought

c. Serious food crisis

d. All of the above

Answer:

(d)

Q.4. Who gave the slogan 'garibi hatao’?

a. Lal Bahadur Shastri

b. V.V. Giri

c. Indira Gandhi

d. Kamraj

Answer:

(c)

Q.5. Reasons behind the economic crisis during the 1960s were-

a. Failure of monsoons

b. Widespread drought

c. Serious food shortage

d. All of the above

Answer:

(d)

Q.6. In which year did Indira Gandhi become the Congress President?

a. 1965

b. 1958

c. 1967

d. 1968

Answer:

(b)

Q.7. ‘Privy purse’ was related:

a. Grant or government allowance given to princely states.

b. Grant given to states.

c. Grant is given to states having congress governments.

d. All of the above.

Answer:

(a)

Explanation: ‘Privy Purse’ was a grant in heredity or government allowance, measured on the basis of the extent revenue and potential of the merging princely state.

Q.8. Grand Alliance included the following parties –

a. The SSP

b. The PSP

d. Bharatiya Jan Sangh

d. All the above

Answer:

(d)

Q.9. Mid-day meal scheme for school children was introduced by –

a. K. Kamaraj

b. N. Sanjeeva Ready

c. Karpoori Thakur

d. S. Nijalingappa

Answer:

(a)

Q.10. The maker of modern Karnataka is –

a. Ram manohar Lohia

b. C. Natarajan

c. K. Kamraj

d. N. Nijalingappa

Answer:

(d)

Q.11. After the death of Shastri, with whom Indira Gandhi had intense competition?

a. Ram Manohar Lohia

b. Lal Bahadur Shastri

c. Morarji Desai

d. Karpoori Thakur

Answer:

(c)

Q.12. Indian Rupee was devaluated in the prime ministership of –

a. Lal Bahadur Shastri

b. Indira Gandhi

c. Rajiv Gandhi

d. H. Devgauda

Answer:

(b)

Explanation: Indian Rupee was devaluated in the prime minister ship of Indira Gandhi. Earlier one US dollar could be purchased for less than Rs.5 after devaluation if cost more than 7.

Q.13. Congress Socialist party was founded by_________

a. B. R. Ambedkar

b. Jawaharlal Nehru

c. Indira Gandhi

d. Ram Manohar Lohia

Answer:

(d)

Q.14. Who advocated the reservation for backward castes?

a. V.P. Singh

b. Charan Singh

c. Ram Manohar Lohia

d. Chandra Shekhar

Answer:

(c)

Q.15. Which of the following is not related to C. Natarajan?

a. He was the Chief Minister of Madras.

b. He was associated with the Justice party in Madras province.

c. He was the founder of the DMR Party.

d. He was the supporter of greater autonomy for the state.

a. a & b

b. b & c

c. c & d

d. All the above

Answer:

(d)

Q.16. The fourth general elections in the Lok Sabha and State assemblies were held in –

a. 1965

b. 1966

c. 1967

d. 1968

Answer:

(c)

Q.17. The popular united front in Punjab comprised of following parties -

a. Sant Group

b. Master Group

c. Republican party

d. All d above

Answer:

(d)

Q.18. Which political leader was the strong opponent of the use of the English language?

a. Hulzari Lal Nanda

b. J. L. Nehru

c. Charan Singh

d. Karpoori Thakur

Answer:

(d)

Q.19. The era of coalition government begins in

a. 1971

b. 2004

c. 1967

d. 1989

Answer:

(c)

Q.20. Which of the following is not related to k? Kamaraj?

I. He was the chief minister of Madras

II. He suffered educational deprivation

III. He was a strong opponent of the English language

IV. He proposed the Kamaraj plan.

a. Only a

b. A & bc. Only b

d. Only c

Answer:

(d)

Q.21. Which of the following was an advocate of reservation of the backward class?

a. C. Natarajan

b. Morarji Desai

c. Ram Manohar Lohia

d. Mahatma Gandhi's

answer:

(c)

Q.22. Which of these are the policy initiatives of the Indira government:

a. Abolition of Privy Purse

b. Nationalization of banks

c. Nuclear test

d. All of the above

Answer:

 

d.

Q.23. ‘aya ram Gaya ram’ is associated with the issue of

a. Temple politics

b. Coalition

c. Defection

d. None of the above

Answer:

(c)

Q.24. Whom would you identify with the slogan “Garibi hatao”?

a. Lal Bahadur shastri

b. Indira Gandhi

C. Jawaharlal Nehru

d. B.R. Ambedkar

Answer:

 

b. Indira Gandhi

Q.25. Who was the prominent leader of a syndicate?

a. K. Kamaraj

b. Nijalingappa

c. Indira Gandhi

d. Morarji Desai

Answer:

(a)

Political Science - MCQ on Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System

CUET Political Science: Politics in India Chapter 5 Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System questions set-2

Q.1. Which election results were described as a “political earthquake”?

a. First election results

b. Tenth election results

c. Fourth general election results

d. None of the above

Answer:

(c)

Q.2. Who was the acting President after the death of President Zakir Hussain?

a. Giani Zail Singh

b. V.V. Giri

c. Rajiv Gandhi

d. V.P. Singh

Answer:

(b)

Q.3. What does ‘defection’ mean?

a. When elected representative leaves the party on whose symbol he/she was elected and joins another party

b. When an elected representative joins two or more political parties simultaneously

c. When an elected representative leaves all political parties

d. None of the above

Answer:

(a)

Q.4. Who formed DMK as a political party in 1949?

a. V.P. Singh

b. C. Natarajan Annadurai

c. H.D. Deve Gowda

d. P.V. Narsimha Rao

Answer:

(b)

Q.5.Who is regarded as the maker of modern Karnataka?

a. V. Karunanidhi

b. M.G.Ramachandran

c. Jayalalitha

d. S. Niyalingappa

Answer:

(d)

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