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Question. H. D. Deve Gowda was the President of ………………. Party.
(A) Janata Dal
(B) Bharitya
(C) Congress
(D) NDA

Question. Who had recommended reservation for OBCs in jobs of Central Government?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) Mandal Commission 

Question. Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in:
(A) May 1991
(B) June 1991
(C) July 1991
(D) August 1991 

Question. BJP led coalition of 2014 was also called as…
(A) Majority Coalition
(B) Surplus Majority Coalition
(C) Clear Majority Coalition
(D) Democratic Coalition 

Question. On which concept, the BJP (Bhartiya Janta Party) started mobilizing Hindus? 
(A) Hindutva
(B) One nation one religion
(C) Sanatan Dharma
(D) Regionalism

Question. Bharatiya Janata Party was formed in:
(A) 1960
(B) 1970
(C) 1980
(D) 1990 

Question. How did alliance governments emerge? 
(A) When the government was formed by coalition
(B) Smaller parties went into a kind of contract with each other
(C) When there was a rift in the bigger political parties
(D) None of the above 

Question. With its pre-intended goal …………………….. the NDA III Government started several Socioeconomic welfare schemes to make development accessible to the masses.
(A) Jai Jawan,JaiKisan
(B) Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan
(C) SabkaSaath, SabkaVikas
(D) Garibi Hatao 

Question. If the opposition wants to oust the coalition government, what it has to prove?
(A) They have to prove that the coalition is no longer in majority
(B) They have to prove the inefficiency of the government
(C) They can demand mid elections
(D) None of the above 

Question. In the elections of 1991, Congress emerged as the:
(A) single weakest party
(B) single largest party
(C) single losing party
(D) single helpless party

Question. Identify the Prime Minister of India from amongst the following who headed the first Coalition Government in India. 
(A) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(B) V.P. Singh
(C) Morarji Desai
(D) H.D. Deve Gowda 

Question. In which elections Congress was defeated in many small regions?
(A) 1969 elections
(B) 1989 elections
(C) 1999 elections
(D) 1990 elections 

Question. VHP stands for:
(A) Vishva Hindu Parishad
(B) Vishal Hindu Parishad
(C) Vishnu Hindu Parishad
(D) Vivek Hindu Parishad 

Question. Which first coalition government was able to complete its five-year tenure?
(A) UPA govt. led by Dr. Manmohan Singh
(B) NDA govt. led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(C) NDA govt. led by Narendra Modi
(D) None of the above 

Question. The Congress party had won as many as 415 seats in the Lok Sabha elections in:
(A) 1984
(B) 1987
(C) 1989
(D) 1992   

Question. When were the doors of disputed Babri Mosque’s locked?
(A) 1980s
(B) 1960s
(C) 1950s
(D) 1940s 

Question.Who headed the coalition government of 1989?
(A) Chandra Shekhar
(B) V.P. Singh
(C) I.K. Gujral
(D) Rajiv Gandhi.

Question. The single largest party in the 1996 parliamentary elections was
(A) CPI 
(B) Janta Dal
(C) Bhartiya Janta Party
(D) Congress

Question. Who headed the central government in India after the 1998 parliamentary elections?
(A) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(B) P.V. Narsimha Rao
(C) H. D. Deve Gowda
(D) I. K. Gujral

Question. Who was the chairperson of the Mandal Commission?
(A) Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal
(B) Nandeshwari Prasad Mandal
(C) Chandeshwari Prasad Mandal
(D) None of the Above

Question. The National Human Rights Commission is formed in the year
(A) 1990
(B) 1993
(C) 1995
(D) 1997

Question. Which party pursued the politics of ‘Hindutva’ and adopted the strategy of mobilising the Hindus?
(A) Bhartiya Janata Party
(B) Congress
(C) Communist Party of India
(D) Bahujan Samaj Party

Question. which year was Janata Dal formed?
(A) 1975
(B) 1982
(C) 1985
(D) 1988Question.

Which political party was joined by B.P. Mandal in 1977?
(A) Bahujan Samaj Party.
(B) Rashtriya Swamsewak Sangh
(C) Congress Party.
(D) Janata Party.

Question. Who headed the central government in India after 1998 parliamentary elections?
(A) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(B) P.V. Narsimha Rao.
(C) H. D. Deve Gowda.
(D) I. K. Gujral. 

Question. The General Elections of 2004 resulted in
(A) dominance of Congress.
(B) coalition government.
(C) convincing victory of BJP.
(D) emergence of Akali Dal. 

Question. In February and March 2002, large scale violence against Muslims took place in
(A) Rajasthan.
(B) Gujarat.
(C) Punjab.
(D) Uttar Pradesh.

Question. Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in the year
(A) 1989.
(B) 1990.
(C) 1991.
(D) 1992. 

Question. The recommendations of the Mandal Commission were implemented in the year
(A) 1990
(B) 1991
(C) 1992
(D) 1993 

Question. The political developments after the 1990s reveal the emergence of
(A) coalition government
(B) consolidation of BJP
(C) congress dominance
(D) regional politics 

Question. Which alliance formed the government at the centre in 1989?
(A) National Front
(B) United Front
(C) Super Front
(D) Real Front 

Question. The reason for 2002 Gujarat riots is
(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) demolition of babri masjid.
(D) state emergency. 

Question. The reason for the 2002 Gujarat riots is
(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) demolition of Babri masjid
(D) state emergency 

Question. The political developments after the 1990s reveals the emergence of
(A) coalition government.
(B) consolidation of BJP.
(C) congress dominance.
(D) regional politics. 

Question. Choose the correct term for coming together of two or more political parties to form a government.
(A) United Government
(B) Coalition Government
(C) National Government
(D) None of the above

Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as: 
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Question. Assertion: The Mandal Commission was set up to investigate the extent of educational and social  backwardness among various sections of Indian society and recommend ways of identifying these ‘backward classes’. 
Reason: The Commission gave its recommendations in 2000.

Question. Assertion: The BJP continued to consolidate its position in the elections of 1991 and 1996. 
Reason: It emerged as the largest party in the 1996 election and was invited to form the government.

Question. Assertion: One of the developments was the rise of the ‘Mandal issue’ in national politics. 
Reason: This followed the decision by the new National Front government in 1990, to implement the recommendation of the Mandal Commission that jobs in Central government should be reserved for the Other Backward Classes.

Question. Assertion: Elections in 1989 led to the defeat of the Congress party but did not result in a majority for any other party. 
Reason: Though the Congress was the largest party in the Lok Sabha, it did not have a clear majority and therefore, it decided to sit in the opposition.

Question. Assertion: The BJP continued to consolidate its position in the elections of 1991 and 1996. 
Reason: It emerged as the largest party in the 1996 election and was invited to form the government.

Question. Assertion: The decision of the National Front Government to implement the recommendations of the Mandal Commission further helped in shaping the politics of ‘Other Backward Classes’. 
Reason: This period saw the emergence of many parties that sought disastrous decisions and approach for OBCs.

Question. Assertion: A number of events culminated in the demolition of the disputed structure at Ayodhya (known as Babri Masjid) in December 1992. 
Reason: The assassination of Rajiv Gandhi in May 1991 led to a change in leadership of the Congress party.

Question. Assertion: Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a Sri Lankan Tamil linked to the LTTE when he was on an election campaign tour in Tamil Nadu. 
Reason: In the elections of 1991, Congress shrunk to the smallest party in the assembly.

Question. Assertion: The Mandal Commission, or the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Commission  (SEBC), was established in India on 1979 by the Janata Party government under Prime Minister Morarji Desai. 
Reason: It was formed to identify the socially or educationally backward classes to consider the question of seat reservations and quotas for people to redress caste discrimination, and used eleven social, economic, and educational indicators to determine backwardness.

Question. Assertion: The decision of the National Front government to implement the recommendations of the Mandal Commission further helped in shaping the politics of ‘Other Backward Classes’. 
Reason: This period saw the emergence of many parties that sought disastrous decisions and approach for OBCs. 

Question Assertion: With the elections of 1989, a long phase of coalition politics began in India. Since then, there  have been eleven governments at the Centre. 
Reason: The late 1960s, various sections had been leaving the Congress fold and forming separate political parties of their own.

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