MCQ Questions for Class 12 Political Science Chapter 9 Recent Developments in Indian Politics

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Chapter 9 Recent Developments in Indian Politics Class 12 Political Science MCQ Questions

1. How many seats did the Congress party win in the Lok Sabha in 1984?
(a) 197
(b) 415
(c) 1991
(d) 1989
▶ (b) 415

2. What was the ‘Mandal issue’ in Indian politics?
(a) A dispute between political parties over election funding
(b) A conflict over language policy in different regions
(c) A debate over the reservation of jobs for Other Backward Classes
(d) A controversy over the role of the media in reporting on politics
▶ (c) A debate over the reservation of jobs for Other Backward Classes

3. How did the ‘Mandal issue’ shape politics since 1989?
(a) It led to the rise of the Congress party
(b) It led to the decline of regional parties
(c) It divided political parties along caste lines
(d) It had no significant impact on politics
▶ (c) It divided political parties along caste lines

4. When did the National Front government decide to implement the recommendation of the Mandal Commission?
(a) 1984
(b) 1989
(c) 1990
(d) 1991
▶ (c) 1990

5. When was Rajiv Gandhi assassinated?
(a) May 1990
(b) May 1991
(c) May 1992
(d) May 1993
▶ (b) May 1991

6. Who became the Prime Minister of India after Rajiv Gandhi’s death?
(a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(b) Sonia Gandhi
(c) Narsimha Rao
(d) Manmohan Singh
▶ (c) Narsimha Rao

7. Who was defeated in the elections held in 1989?
(a) BJP
(b) Janata Dal
(c) Congress party
(d) Left Front
▶ (c) Congress party

8. When did the era of multi-party system begin in India?
(a) Before 1989
(b) After 1989
(c) During the 1950s
(d) None of the above
▶ (b) After 1989

9. When did the BJP come to power for the first time?
(a) 1989
(b) 1991
(c) 1996
(d) 1998
▶ (d) 1998

10. Which political party brought together a combination of political groups with strong support among the OBCs in the 1980s?
(a) Bharatiya Janata Party
(b) Congress Party
(c) Janata Dal
(d) Samajwadi Party
▶ (c) Janata Dal

11. What helped in shaping the politics of ‘Other Backward Classes’ in the 1980s?
(a) The implementation of the recommendations of the Mandal Commission
(b) The implementation of the recommendations of the Sarkaria Commission
(c) The implementation of the recommendations of the Mandal-Massey Commission
(d) The implementation of the recommendations of the Ranganath Misra Commission
▶ (a) The implementation of the recommendations of the Mandal Commission

12. Who was the Chairperson of the Second Backward Classes Commission?
(a) Morarji Desai
(b) Karpoori Thakur
(c) Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal
(d) LK Advani
▶ (c) Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal

13. Who founded the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)?
(a) Karpoori Thakur
(b) Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal
(c) Kanshi Ram
(d) B. R. Ambedkar
▶ (c) Kanshi Ram

14. Which state did the BSP achieve a breakthrough in during the 1989 and 1991 elections?
(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Bihar
▶ (c) Uttar Pradesh

15. What is the BSP’s strongest support base?
(a) Upper caste voters
(b) OBC voters
(c) Religious minorities
(d) Dalit voters
▶ (d) Dalit voters

16. What strategy did the BJP adopt to mobilise the Hindus?
(a) Politics of Hindutva
(b) Politics of socialism
(c) Politics of capitalism
(d) Politics of communalism
▶ (a) Politics of Hindutva

17. According to ‘Hindutva’ believers, what is necessary to be a member of the Indian nation?
(a) Acceptance of India as a holy land
(b) Acceptance of India as a fatherland
(c) Acceptance of both India as a fatherland and holy land
(d) Acceptance of Hinduism as the national religion
▶ (c) Acceptance of both India as a fatherland and holy land

18. What was the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986?
(a) An act that granted maintenance to divorced Muslim women
(b) An act that prohibited divorce among Muslims
(c) An act that nullified the Supreme Court’s judgment in the Shah Bano case
(d) An act that gave women equal rights in property disputes
▶ (c) An act that nullified the Supreme Court’s judgment in the Shah Bano case

19. What was the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Shah Bano case?
(a) The woman was denied maintenance from her former husband
(b) The woman was granted maintenance from her former husband
(c) The case was dismissed due to lack of evidence
(d) The case was postponed for further hearings
▶ (b) The woman was granted maintenance from her former husband

20. Who built the Babri Masjid mosque in Ayodhya?
(a) Mughal emperor Akbar
(b) Mughal emperor Jahangir
(c) Mughal emperor Babur’s General, Mir Baqi
(d) Mughal emperor Shah Jahan
▶ (c) Mughal emperor Babur’s General, Mir Baqi

21. What was the order given by the Faizabad district court in February 1986?
(a) To demolish the Babri Masjid mosque
(b) To allow Hindus to offer prayers at the Babri Masjid premises
(c) To hand over the Babri Masjid premises to the government
(d) To prevent any religious activity at the Babri Masjid premises
▶ (b) To allow Hindus to offer prayers at the Babri Masjid premises

22. What was the Rathyatra?
(a) A political party formed by Hindu organisations
(b) A massive march organised by the Muslim community
(c) A campaign against communal violence
(d) A massive march organised by the BJP from Somnath in Gujarat to Ayodhya in UP
▶ (d) A massive march organised by the BJP from Somnath in Gujarat to Ayodhya in UP

23. What were the consequences of the large-scale mobilisation on the Babri Masjid issue?
(a) It led to the peaceful resolution of the dispute
(b) It led to the strengthening of communal harmony
(c) It led to a surcharged atmosphere and many instances of communal violence
(d) It led to the government’s intervention in the dispute
▶ (c) It led to a surcharged atmosphere and many instances of communal violence

24. Who headed the coalition government of 1989 ?
(a) Chandra Shekhar
(b) V.P. Singh
(c) I.K. Gujral
(d) Rajiv Gandhi
▶ (b) V.P. Singh