CUET Political Science Chapter 9 Recent Developments in Indian Politics

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Class XII

Q.1. Mandal issue is related to

a) Reservation of scheduled castes

b. Reservation of scheduled tribes

c. Reservation of other backward classes

d. All of the above

Answer:

(c)

Explanation: Mandal issue is related to the reservation of the OBCs. The dispute between the supporters and opponents of Obc reservation is known as Mandal issue.

Q.2. Political parties are:

a. Essential for democracy

b. Not essential for democracy

c. Essential for totalitarian government

d. Not essential either for democratic or totalitarian government

Answer:

(a)

Q.3. Coalition government in India started by the year

a. 1963

b. 1965

c. 1967

d. 1969

Answer:

(c)

Q.4. After the 2004 parliamentary elections, a coalition government known as UPA formed at the centre consisted of:

a. 17 political parties

b. 15 political parties

c. 21political parties

d. 24political parties

Answer:

(b)

Q.5. Which political party emerged as the single largest party in the 1996 parliamentary elections?

a. The bhartiya janta party

b. The janta dal

c. The janta dal (united)

d. The congress

Answer:

(a)

Q.6.This of the following party emerged as the single largest party after the 2004 elections

a. The congress

b. The BJP

c. The Janta dal

d. The united front

Answer:

(a)

Q.7.Who was the first speaker of Lok sabha?

a. Bali Ram Bhagat

b. Hukum Singh

c. G.V. Mavalankar

d. M.A. Ayyangar

Answer:

(c)

Q.8.The central government after the 1998 parliamentary elections was headed by

a. A.B. Vajpayee

b. P.V.Narsimha Rao

c. H.D. Devgowda

d. I.K. Gujral

Ans (a)

Q.9.The party that emerged as the biggest group after the 2004 parliamentary elections

a. The NDA

b. The left front

c. The united front

d. The UPA

Answer:

(d)

Q.10 The firing on Kar sevaks at Ayodhya made by Mulayam Singh dated on

a. 30 October 1990

b. 28 august 1991

c. 31 July 1989

d. 30 December 1990

Answer:

(a)

Q.10 The union government in which year implemented the recommendations of the Mandal commission

a. 1990

b. 1991

c. 1992

d. 1993

Answer:

(a)

Q.11 The recommendations by the Mandal commission provided

a. 22% job reservation to the OBC

b. 27% job reservation to the OBC

c. 22.5% job reservation to the SC & ST

d. 28% job reservation to the OBC

Answer:

(b)

Q.12. Mandal commission was appointed in the year

a. 1976

b. 1977

c. 1978

d. 1980

Answer:

(c)

Q.13. Which one of the following is not a cause responsible for communalism in India?

a. Social legacy

b. Colonial legacy

c. Religious fanaticism

d. Institutions with communal prefixes

Answer:

(d)

Q.14. The communal riots and violence have taken place in

a. Some states of India

b. The northern states of India

c. The western states of India

d. Almost all states of India

Answer:

(d)

Q.15. The political processes after the 1990s show the emergence of four groups of parties. They are.

a. Parties in coalition with the congress

b. Parties in alliance with the BJP

c. Parties who are not part of any of these three d. All of the above

Answer:

(d)

CUET Political Science: Politics in India Chapter 9 Recent Developments in Indian Politics questions set-2

Q.16.In February march 2002 large-scale violence against Muslims took place in

a. Rajasthan

b. Gujarat

c. Punjab

d. Uttar Pradesh

Answer:

(b)

Q.17.Babari masjid was built by

a. Babar

b. Akbar

c. Mir baqui

d. Shah Jahan

Answer:

(c)

Explanation: the babri masjid was a 16^th century mosque in ayodhya and was built by Mir baqui. He was general under Babar, the mughal emperor.

Q.18.Which party embraced Gandhian socialism as its ideology in the 1990s?

a. The congress

b. BJP

c. The Janta party

d. Vishwa Hindu Parishad

Answer:

(b)

Explanation: bhartiya janta party embraced Gandhian socialism as its ideology in 1980s.

Q.19.Hindutva means ‘Hinduness’. It was defined by

a. Lalkrishna Advani

b. A.B. Vajpayee

c. Vir Savarkar

d. None Of These

Answer:

(c)

Q.20.‘Bahujan’ includes

a. Scheduled Castes

b. Scheduled Tribes

c. Obc And Minorities

d. All The Above

Answer:

(d)

Q.21 Who was the proponent of Bahujan empowerment

a. B.P. Mandal

b. Karpoori Thakur

c. Mayavati

d. Kanshi Ram

Answer:

(d)

Q.22. The development that left an impact on Indian politics since 1989 area. The end of centrality by the congress party

b. Rise of Mandal issue

c. Events culminated in the demolition of the disputed structure at Ayodhya

d. All of the above

Answer:

(d)

Q.23. Rajiv Gandhi was assigned in the year

a. 1989

b. 1990

c. 1991

d. 1992

Answer:

(c)

Q.24. Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by

a. LTTE

b. ULFA

c. Naxalites

d. None

Answer:

(a)

Q.1 As defined by V.D. Savarkar, what does Hindutva mean?

a. It is the basis of Indian nationhood

b. It is the basis of Hindu nationhood

c. Both 1 and 2

d. None of the above

Answer:

(a)

Q.2. Which of the following were the political developments after the demolition of Babri Masjid?

a. State government, with BJP as the ruling party was dismissed by the Centre

b. Other states where BJP was in power were put under President’s rule

c. Central government appointed a commission to investigate the matter.

d. All of the above

Answer:

(d)

Q.3. What was the question faced by India after the demolition of Babri Masjid?

a. Is India going to be a country where the majority religious community dominated over minorities?

b. Would a Commission be appointed to investigate the matter?

c. Both of the above.

Q.3. None of the above.

Answer:

(a)

Q.4. What was the reason for the Gujarat riots in 2002?

a. Earthquake relief was not provided by the Centre

b. A bogey of a train returning from Ayodhya carrying Karsevaks was set on fire

c. Both of the above.

d. None of the above.

Answer:

(b)

Q.5. In the elections of 2004, the Congress party too entered into coalitions. What was its result?

a. Congress lost the elections

b. A new coalition government led by Congress (UPA) came into power.

c. BJP defeated the Congress by a great margin

d. None of the above

Answer:

(b)

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