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

Question 1.
What was the main demand of the railway men during strike ? (C.B.S.E. 2012 Delhi)
Answer:
Bonus and improved conditions of service was the main demand of the railway men during the strike.

Question 2.
Why was the Congress party defeated during the elections of 1977 ? (Imp.) (C.B.S.E. 2014)
Or
Analyse any one reason for the defeat of the Congress Party in 1977. (C.B.S.E. 2018)
Answer:
The Congress Party was defeated in 1977 due to the imposition of emergency and practising of unconstitutional activities by its leaders.

Question 3.
Mention the main reason for the deafeat of The Congress Party in the elections of 1977. (C.B.S.E. 2014)
Answer:
The main reason for the deafeat of Congress Party in the elections of 1977 was internal emergency declared by the government.

Question 4.
How far do you agree that the proclamation of emergency weakened the federal distribution of power in India ? (Imp.) (C.B.S.E. 2015)
Answer:
During emergency, the federal distribution of power remained parctically suspended and all power was concentrated with the Union Government.

Question 5.
Who led the railway strike of 1974 ? What was its main demand ? (C.B.S.E. 2013)
Answer:
George Fernandes led the railway strike in 1974. Bonus and improved condition of service were the main demands of the railway employees.

Question 6.
Name any two opposition parties which were part of an electoral alliance in 1977, known as ‘Grand Alliance’. (C.B.S.E. 2013
Answer:
(1) Bharatiya Jan Sangh
(2) Swatantra Party.

Question 7.
Name the political party which came to power at the centre in 1977. (Imp.) (C.B.S.E. 2014)
Answer:
Janata Party.

Question 8.
Why did mid-term elections V take place in 1980 ? (C.B.S.E. 2014)
Answer:
Mid-term elections took place in 1980, because of the failure of the Janata Party Government.

Question 9.
Why did the magazines like ‘Seminar’ and ‘Mainstream’ chose to close down after the declaration of emergency in 1975 ? (C.B.S.E. 2012 Delhi)
Answer:
Seminar and Mainstream chose to close down because these magazines did not accept the censorship imposed on print media.

Question 10.
Indira Gandhi’s imposition of National Emergency in 1975 cannot be justified. Give one argument. (C.B.S.E. Sample Paper 2018)
Answer:
Indira Gandhi’s imposition of National Emergency in 1975 cannot be justified because Law and order situation in the country was mostly normal.

Choose the correct answer :

Question 11.
In which year internal emergency was declared by Smt. Indira Gandhi?
(a) 1965
(b) 1971
(c) 1975
(d) 1980
Answer:
(c) 1975

Question 12.
In which state Nav Nirman Movement was started ?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Punjab
(c) Bihar
(d) Haryana.
Answer:
(d) Haryana.

Question 13.
Match the following: (C.B.S.E. Sample Q.P. 2017)
(a) J.P. Narayan – (i) first prime minister belonged to non-congress
(b) Morarji Desai – (ii) Call for ‘Total Revolution’
(c) Ch. Charan Singh – (iii) Remained Prime Minister for four months only
(d) Jagjiwan Ram – (iv) Leader of ‘Congress for Democracy’
Answer:
(a) – ii, (b) – i, (c) – iii, (d) – iv.

Question 14.
Correct the following sentence and rewrite it. (Sample Paper 2019-20)
On June 1977, Prime Minister Morarji Desai recomended the imposition of the emergency to Gyani Zail Singh.
Answer:
On June 1975, Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi recommend the imposition of the emergency to Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad.