Indian Politics and Development
1 Mark Question
Fill the blanks
1. Equal Civil Code is related to Article ..... - 44
2. Mandal Commission recommended for ........reservation to OBCs. - 27 percent
3. As a result of the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, the party formed the government at the Centre. - UPA
4. The first coalition government at the center was formed in 1989 by the party. - National Front
In the following multiple choice questions, select the correct option from the given alternatives .
5. Arrange the following chronologically
(a) Beginning of economic reforms in India
(b) Godhra incident
(c) Ayodhya dispute
(d) Implementation of the Mandal Commission report - (d), (a), (c), (b)
6. Which change is false regarding the changes in Indian politics after 1990?
(a) Abolition of Congress system
(b) Increasing role of regional parties
(c) The prominence of women's issues in national politics - (c)
(d) Commencement of economic reforms
7. The factors responsible for the emergence of the coalition government at the center in 1989 were
(i) Congress having a strong position at the center
(ii) No party gets majority
(iii) Lack of miracle leaders in the Congress party
(iv) Increasing influence of regional parties
(a) i, iii, iv (b) i, iv
(c) ii, iii, iv (d) i, iii - (c)
Tick True or False against the following sentences
8. Shahbano was a Christian woman. - wrong
9. Godhra incident happened in 2002 in Sabarmati Express train at Godhra station in Gujarat. - right
10. Congress got the maximum 415 seats in the 1984 elections. - right
11. Mandal Commission was constituted in 1980. - wrong
answer the following questions
12. When was the new economic policy implemented? - 1991
13. Who was instrumental in the establishment of Bahujan Samaj Party? - Shri Kanshi Ram's
14. When did the era of coalition governments (at the center) begin in Indian politics? - elections to the Lok Sabha since 1989, never got an absolute majority by 2014, one party. The era of coalition governments started at the Center from 1989.
15. When did the Congress understand the reality of coalition politics and form the government by forming an alliance at the central level? - 2004
16. Who is called backward class? - Educationally and socially backward community
17. What is meant by Uniform Civil Code? - the same law in the country for all citizens pattern is called the Uniform Civil Code
