Challenges to and Restoration of Congress System Class 12 MCQs Questions with Answers
Question 1.
Indira Gandhi got the Congress Working Committee to adopt a Ten-Point Programme in ______
(a) April 1967
(b) May 1967
(c) June 1967
(d) July 1967
Answer
Answer: (b) May 1967
Question 2.
The factional rivalry between the Syndicate and Indira Gandhi came in the open ______
(a) Presidential Election, 1969
(b) Parliamentary Election, 1969
(c) State Election, 1969
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) Presidential Election, 1969
Question 3.
The socialist leader who gave the strategy ‘non-congress’ was
(a) Giani Zail Singh
(b) V.V. Giri
(c) Ram Manohar Lohia
(d) V.P. Singh
Answer
Answer: (c) Ram Manohar Lohia
Question 4.
The era of coalition government began in India in
(a) 1971
(b) 2004
(c) 1989
(d) 1967
Answer
Answer: (c) 1989
Question 5.
The policy initiatives of Mrs.Indira Gandhi’s government did not include
(a) abolition of the privy purse
(b) nationalisation of banks
(c) nuclear tests
(d) ban on nuclear tests
Answer
Answer: (d) ban on nuclear tests
Question 6.
The fifth general election to Lok Sabha was held in _______
(a) October 1970
(b) November 1970
(c) January 1971
(d) February 1971
Answer
Answer: (d) February 1971
Question 7.
After the death of Shastri, there was an intense competition between Indira Gandhi and
(a) Ram Manohar Lohia
(b) K. Kamaraj
(c) Morarji Desai
(d) Karpoori Thakur
Answer
Answer: (c) Morarji Desai
Question 8.
The slogan of ‘garibi hatao’ was used before the
(a) 1952 elections
(b) 1967 elections
(c) 1971 elections
(d) 1977 elections
Answer
Answer: (c) 1971 elections
Question 9.
Shastri was the country’s Prime Minister from _____
(a) 1962 to 1965
(b) 1964 to 1966
(c) 1962 to 1967
(d) 1964 to 1969
Answer
Answer: (b) 1964 to 1966
Question 10.
The Indian leader who gave the slogan ‘Garibi Hatao’ was
(a) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(b) Indira Gandhi
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) B.R. Ambedkar
Answer
Answer: (b) Indira Gandhi
Question 11.
The chairman of the drafting committee of the Constituent Assembly was
(a) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(b) Indira Gandhi
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Answer
Answer: (d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Question 12.
The use of the English language was strongly opposed by the
(a) Gulzari Lal Nanda
(b) J. L. Nehru
(c) Charan Singh
(d) Karpoori Thakur
Answer
Answer: (d) Karpoori Thakur
