Recent developments in Indian politics MCQ in English Class 12 Political Science Book-POLITICS IN INDIA SINCE INDEPENDENCE Chapter-8 Chapter wise MCQ

 

How many seats did the Congress Party win in the Lok Sabha elections of 1984?

(A) 415

(B) 350

(C) 197

(D) 300

How many seats did the Congress Party win in the 1989 Lok Sabha elections?

(A) 250

(B) 415

(C) 197

(D) 300

Who implemented the Mandal Commission recommendations in 1990?

(A) Rajiv Gandhi

(B) Narasimha Rao

(C) National Front Government

(D) BJP government

During whose reign were the new economic policies initiated?

(A) V.P. Singh

(B) Narasimha Rao

(C) Rajiv Gandhi

(D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

In which year new economic policies were initiated?

(A) 1985

(B) 1990

(C) 1991

(D) 1995

In which year did the demolition of Babri Masjid take place in Ayodhya?

(A) 1990

(B) 1991

(C) 1992

(D) 1995

Which party emerged politically after the demolition of Babri Masjid?

(A) Congress

(B) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

(C) National Front

(D) Samajwadi Party

Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by people associated with which organization?

(A) LTTE

(B) Bodo rebels

(C) Naga National Council

(D) Mizo National Front

When was Rajiv Gandhi assassinated?

(A) May 1990

(B) May 1991

(C) June 1992

(D) July 1993

Who became the Prime Minister after the 1991 elections?

(A) Rajiv Gandhi

(B) Narasimha Rao

(C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

(D) V.P. Singh

Who all supported the National Front?

(A) BJP and Congress

(B)  Regional parties and BJP

(C) CPI and Congress

(D)  Left Front and BJP

When were the Mandal Commission recommendations implemented?

(A) 1989

(B) 1990

(C) 1991

(D) 1992

Which class got 27% reservation under the Mandal Commission recommendations?

(A) Scheduled Caste (SC)

(B) Scheduled Tribes (ST)

(C) Other Backward Classes (OBC)

(D) Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)

By whom was the Ram Rath Yatra carried out?

(A) V.P. Singh

(B) Rajiv Gandhi

(C) Lal Krishna Advani

(D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Which party did Chandrashekhar form?

(A) Samajwadi Janata Dal

(B) National Front

(C) Janata Party

(D) Congress

How many seats did Congress win in the 1991 Lok Sabha elections?

(A) 197

(B) 244

(C) 161

(D) 114

Who was the Finance Minister of Narasimha Rao Government?

(A) Rajiv Gandhi

(B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

(C) Manmohan Singh

(D) Lal Krishna Advani

In which year did the Babri Masjid demolition take place?

(A) 1990

(B) 1991

(C) 1992

(D) 1993

Which party became the largest party in the 11th Lok Sabha elections of 1996?

(A) Congress

(B) BJP

(C) Janata Dal

(D) United Front

When was the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) formed?

(A) 1996

(B) 1998

(C) 1999

(D) 2000

Which operation did India launch for the Kargil war in 1999?

(A) Operation Search

(B) Operation Blue Star

(C) Operation Vijay

(D) Operation independent

How many seats did BJP get in the 13th Lok Sabha elections of 1999?

(A) 182

(B) 161

(C) 140

(D) 114

Which policy was implemented to promote foreign investment during the tenure of NDA government?

(A) Socialist planning

(B) LPG (Liberalisation, Privatisation, Globalisation)

(C) Five Year Plan

(D) Green Revolution

During the tenure of the NDA government, emphasis was laid on improving relations with which country?

(A) Russia

(B) America

(C) China

(D) Japan

After which incident did the Gujarat riots take place in 2002?

(A) Ayodhya movement

(B) Godhra train incident

(C) Attack on Parliament

(D) Kargil war

During which tenure of NDA government did Gujarat riots take place?

(A) NDA-I

(B) NDA-II

(C) UPA-I

(D) UPA-II

When did the tenure of the NDA-I government start?

(A) 1996

(B) 1998

(C) 2000

(D) 2002

Due to whose policies did the support of the backward classes turn away from Congress in the 1980s?

(A) Recommendations of Mandal Commission

(B) Congress policies

(C) Policies of non-Congress parties

(D) Economic reforms

When did the Mandal Commission submit its recommendations?

(A) 1975

(B) 1980

(C) 1985

(D) 1990

Who implemented the Mandal Commission recommendations?

(A) Rajiv Gandhi

(B) National Front Government

(C) Narasimha Rao

(D) Janata Dal

Who founded the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)?

(A) V.P. Singh

(B) Kanshi Ram

(C) Lal Krishna Advani

(D) Mayawati

In which state did the BSP achieve major political success in the elections of 1989 and 1991?

(A) Punjab

(B) Haryana

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Rajasthan

When was Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) formed?

(A) 1977

(B) 1980

(C) 1984

(D) 1986

Which ideology did BJP emphasize after 1986?

(A) Gandhian Socialism

(B) Hindu nationalism and 'Hindutva'

(C) Secularism

(D) Communist Socialism

Who coined the term 'Hindutva'?

(A) Lal Krishna Advani

(B) V.D. Savarkar

(C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

(D) Mohan Bhagwat

In which year did the government pass the Muslim Women Act in the Shahbano case?

(A) 1985

(B) 1986

(C) 1990

(D) 1992

When did the Babri Masjid get demolished?

(A) 6 December 1990

(B) 15 August 1992

(C)  6 December 1992

(D) March 12, 1993

How many seats did BJP win in the 2004 elections?

(A) 303

(B) 138

(C) 282

(D) 160

Which coalition formed the government in 2004?

(A) NDA

(B) UPA

(C) Left Front

(D) National Front

During the tenure of which Government did the Right to Information (RTI) Act come into force?

(A) NDA

(B) UPA-I

(C) UPA-II

(D) UPA-III

How many seats did BJP win in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections?

(A) 336

(B) 303

(C) 282

(D) 52

How many seats did BJP win in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections?

(A) 336

(B) 303

(C) 282

(D) 145

Which government removed Article 370?

(A) UPA-II

(B) NDA-III

(C) NDA-IV

(D) UPA-I

How many seats did the NDA alliance get in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections?

(A) 282

(B) 303

(C) 336

(D) 353

How many seats did the NDA alliance get in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections?

(A) 336

(B) 353

(C) 282

(D) 303

Whose influence decreased due to the increase in importance of provincial parties?

(A) Regional development

(B)  Agricultural policy

(C) Global relations

(D) Dominance of national parties

Which ideology did BJP give prominence to?

(A) Secularism

(B) Hindutva

(C) Socialism

(D) Liberalisation