1 Mark Question
1. Who gave the slogan 'Jai Jawan - Jai Kisan'? - Lal Bahadur Shastri
2. Tashkent Agreement was signed between which countries? - India and Pakistan
3. Who played an important role in making Indira Gandhi the Prime Minister ? - Syndicate
4. In which political post did Indira Gandhi serve before becoming the Prime Minister ? - Minister of Information and Broadcasting
5. Which non-Congress party got absolute majority in a state? The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government was formed in Madras (now Tamil Nadu)
6. What type of politics did the 1967 election results give rise to? - gave birth to the politics of coalition in elections.
7. Who has implemented this scheme for 'noon meal' school children? - K. Kamaraj
8. Who was the Congress President during the 1969 presidential election? - S. nijalingappa
9. Which leader gave this name 'Non-Congressism'? - Socialist Leader - Ram Manohar Lohia
10. When did the Congress split? - 1969
11. Which was the second largest party in the 1967 elections? - independent party
12. Who became the Prime Minister of India after the death of Nehru? - Lal Bahadur Shastri
i) The phenomenon of coalition emerged from the 1967 elections.
ii) Congress and the states lost the elections.
iii) Congress did not get majority in the Lok Sabha.
iv) Congress remained in power at the center but it did not get the same majority as before. - (iii)
14. The policy of uniting the opposition party to remove Indira Gandhi was called……. - "Remove Indira"
15. When did the politics of defection started. - 1967
16. In which year was the fifth general election to the Lok Sabha held ? - 1971
