MCQ Questions for Class 12 Political Science Chapter 6 The Crisis of Democratic Order

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Chapter 6 The Crisis of Democratic Order Class 12 Political Science MCQ Questions

1. In which year did the Congress party give the slogan of “garibi hatao”?
(a) 1971
(b) 1972
(c) 1973
(d) 1974
▶ (a) 1971

2. How many people crossed over the East Pakistan border into India during the Bangladesh crisis?
(a) Four million
(b) Six million
(c) Eight million
(d) Ten million
▶ (c) Eight million

3. What led to an all-round increase in prices of commodities in 1973 and 1974?
(a) The war with Pakistan
(b) The increase in oil prices
(c) The failure of the monsoons
(d) The low industrial growth
▶ (b) The increase in oil prices

4. What did Morarji Desai announce during the students’ protest in Gujarat?
(a) He would join the protest
(b) He would go on an indefinite fast if fresh elections were not held
(c) He would support the Congress party
(d) He would start his own political party
▶ (b) He would go on an indefinite fast if fresh elections were not held

5. What was the reason for the students’ agitation in Gujarat in January 1974?
(a) Rising prices of food grains
(b) Corruption in high places
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of the above
▶ (c) Both (a) and (b)

6. In which year did the student movement take place in Bihar?
(a) 1971
(b) 1972
(c) 1973
(d) 1974
▶ (d) 1974

7. What were the reasons behind the student protest in Bihar?
(a) Food scarcity
(b) Unemployment
(c) Corruption
(d) All of the above
▶ (d) All of the above

8. Who did the students invite to lead their movement in Bihar (1974)?
(a) Indira Gandhi
(b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(c) Jayaprakash Narayan
(d) V.V. Giri
▶ (c) Jayaprakash Narayan

9. When did the Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist) (CPI-ML) break off from the CPI (M)?
(a) 1965
(b) 1967
(c) 1969
(d) 1971
▶ (c) 1969

10. Where did the peasant uprising in Naxalbari take place?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) West Bengal
(d) Bihar
▶ (c) West Bengal

11. When did the Naxalbari peasant uprising take place?
(a) 1957
(b) 1967
(c) 1977
(d) 1987
▶ (b) 1967

12. What strategy did the CPI-ML adopt to lead to a revolution?
(a) Peaceful protests
(b) Protracted guerrilla warfare
(c) Negotiations with the government
(d) None of the above
▶ (b) Protracted guerrilla warfare

13. Which parties supported Jayaprakash Narayan as an alternative to Indira Gandhi?
(a) Congress (I) and Bharatiya Lok Dal
(b) Congress (O) and Socialist Party
(c) Bharatiya Jana Sangh and Congress (I)
(d) Socialist Party and Bharatiya Lok Dal
▶ (b) Congress (O) and Socialist Party

14. What was the decision given by the Supreme Court in the Kesavananda Bharati Case?
(a) The Parliament has absolute power to amend any feature of the Constitution.
(b) The Parliament cannot amend any feature of the Constitution.
(c) The Parliament can amend some features of the Constitution, but not the basic ones.
(d) None of the above
▶ (c) The Parliament can amend some features of the Constitution, but not the basic ones.

15. What added to the tension between the judiciary and the executive after the Keshavananda Bharati case?
(a) The appointment of a new Prime Minister
(b) The resignation of the Chief Justice of India
(c) The appointment of a new Chief Justice of India disregarding seniority
(d) The passing of a new law limiting the power of the judiciary
▶ (c) The appointment of a new Chief Justice of India disregarding seniority

16. Who filed the election petition challenging Indira Gandhi’s election to the Lok Sabha in 1971?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Raj Narain
(c) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(d) Morarji Desai
▶ (b) Raj Narain

17. What was the consequence of the Allahabad High Court’s judgment on Indira Gandhi’s election?
(a) She was disqualified from contesting elections for life.
(b) She was no longer an MP and therefore could not remain the Prime Minister.
(c) She was declared ineligible to hold any public office.
(d) Her party was banned by the Election Commission.
▶ (b) She was no longer an MP and therefore could not remain the Prime Minister.

18. What was the reason for the massive demonstration in Delhi’s Ramlila grounds on 25 June 1975?
(a) To support the government’s decision to declare a state of emergency
(b) To demand the resignation of Indira Gandhi
(c) To protest against the opposition political parties
(d) To demand the release of political prisoners
▶ (b) To demand the resignation of Indira Gandhi

19. What was the provision invoked by the government to declare a state of emergency?
(a) Article 356 of the Constitution
(b) Article 360 of the Constitution
(c) Article 352 of the Constitution
(d) Article 370 of the Constitution
▶ (c) Article 352 of the Constitution

20. What is the reason for granting special powers to the government during an emergency?
(a) To help the government run effectively during an extraordinary condition
(b) To help the government to suppress political opposition
(c) To help the government to maintain law and order
(d) None of the above
▶ (a) To help the government run effectively during an extraordinary condition

21. In which state Nav Nirman Movement was started?
(a) Gujarat
(c) Bihar
(b) Punjab
(d) Haryana
▶ (a) Gujarat

22. When was ‘Grand Alliance’ was formed?
(a) 1947
(c) 1965
(b) 1962
(d) 1971
▶ (d) 1971

23. Who introduced the concept of ‘committed bureaucracy and judiciary’ in India?
(a) Smt. Indira Gandhi
(b) Sh. Morarji Desai
(c) Sh. Chandra Shekhar
(d) None of the above
▶ (a) Smt. Indira Gandhi

24. When was the state of emergency imposed in India?
(a) 25 June 1975
(b) 26 June 1975
(c) 27 June 1975
(d) 28 June 1975
▶ (a) 25 June 1975