How did the dominance of Congress Party in the first three gener

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11.

Which major factor was responsible for the dramatic victory of Indira Gandhi in 1971 elections?

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12.

Name the three social and political regions of the Northern most State of India.

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13.

Why were the seven small states created in North-East India?

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14.

How did the Sino-Indian conflict affect the opposition also?

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15.

How did the dominance of Congress Party in the first three general elections help in establishing a democratic set-up in India?


(i) The coalition nature of the congress party tolerated and in fact encouraged various factions.

(ii) Congress worked as social and ideological coalition which is also known as a rainbow like coalition representing India‟s diversity which helped in establishing democratic set-up.

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16.

Describe any four major developments in the Indian politics since 1989.

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17.

Explain any two merits and two demerits each of the Green Revolution.

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18.

Assess any two positive aspects of the Chipko Movement.

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19.

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the following questions:

The interim government took a firm stance against the possible division of India into smaller principalities of different sizes. The Muslim League opposed the Indian National Congress and took the view that the States should be free to adopt any course they liked. Sardar Patel, India‟s Deputy Prime Minister and the Home Minister during the crucial period, immediately after Independence, played a historic role in negotiating with the rulers of Princely States in bringing most of them into the Indian Union.

(i) Which government has been referred to as the interim government?

(ii) Why did Muslim League oppose the Indian National Congress?

(iii) What makes the role of Sardar Patel a historic one? Explain.

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20.

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the following questions:

The New Congress had something that its big opponents lacked – it had an issue, an agenda and a positive slogan. The Grand Alliance did not have a coherent political programme. Indira Gandhi said that the opposition alliance had only one common programme ‘Indira Hatao’. In contrast to this, she put forward a positive programme captured in the famous slogan ‘Garibi Hatao’.

(i) Which Congress is being referred to as the ‘New Congress’?

(ii) Highlight any two steps taken by Indira Gandhi to remove poverty.

(iii) How far is it justified to call the ‘opposition alliance’ as the ‘Grand Alliance’?

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