Deck 2: Indian History and Politics: Key Events and Personalities

Question 1

.........................was elected president of the Indian National Congress in 1960.

A)indira gandhi
B)george fernandes
C)ab vajpayee
D)lk advani,

Answer 1

indira gandhi

Question 2

When Lal Bahadur Shastri, died in 1966, ............was appointed to the post of prime minister.

A)indira gandhi
B)sanjay gandhi
C)morarji desai
D)hd deve gowda

Answer 2

indira gandhi

Question 3

After Sanjay's death, ................prepared her other son, Rajiv Gandhi for leadership.

A)indira gandhi
B)jb patnaik
C)jyoti basu,
D)madhu dandavate

Answer 3

indira gandhi

Question 4

...................... succeeded her as the Prime Minister and led the Janata Party government till 1980.

A)morarji desai
B)lalu prasad yadav
C)mulayam singh yadav

Question 5

In the ................... Lok Sabha polls, Indira Gandhi returned to power and remained in power till her assassination in 1984.

A)1908
B)1940
C)1970
D)1980

Question 6

................... started his career as the Prime Minister of independent India in 1947,

A)jawaharlal nehru
B)indira gandhi
C)morarji desai
D)rajiv gandhi

Question 7

One of Nehru's key economic reforms was the introduction of the Five Years Plan in........................

A)1901
B)1911
C)1941
D)1951.

Question 8

................... was the main architect of first green revolution of India.

A)dr. m.s. swaminathan
B)lalu prasad yadav
C)mulayam singh yadav
D)sharad yadav

Question 9

Since......................., the Indian economy has pursued free market liberalisation, greater openness in trade and increase investment in infrastructure.

A)1961
B)1971
C)1981
D)1991

Question 10

The National Herald newspaper was founded by Motilal Nehru in.....................

A)delhi
B)bombay
C)madras
D)allahabad

Question 11

To deal with the anti-Sikh agitation, that followed the death of his mother, .................signed an accord with Akali Dal president Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, on 24 July, 1985.

A)rajiv gandhi
B)sanjay gandhi
C)zail sing
D)lalu prasad yadav

Question 12

The infamous Bofors scandal that still haunts the political walls of the country was exposed during Rajiv Gandhi's reign.

A)rajiv gandhi
B)sanjay gandhi
C)zail sing
D)mulayam singh yadav

Question 13

............................is called the "Father of Indian Economic Reforms,"

A)morarji desai
B)lalu prasad yadav
C)mulayam singh yadav
D)p.v. narasimha rao

Question 14

Soon after becoming the Prime Minister of India, .................created a Ministry of Scientific Research and Natural Resources and actively supported the atomic energy programme for peaceful purposes.

A)jawaharlal nehru
B)narasimha rao
C)prof. p.m.s blackett
D)vajpayee

Question 15

Along with his cousin Pamulaparthi Sadasiva Rao, ................edited a Telugu weekly magazine called Kakatiya Patrika from 1948 to 1955.

A)jawaharlal nehru
B)rajive gandhi
C)prof. p.m.s blackett
D)narasimha rao

Question 16

Under the farsighted leadership of ...........the nation, the government and the public leaders became committed to the promotion of science and technology.

A)nehru,
B)narasimha rao
C)prof. p.m.s blackett
D)vajpayee

Question 17

When the Indian National Congress split in 1969 ................stayed on the side of the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and remained loyal to her during the Emergency period (1975 - 77).

A)j.l. nehru
B)prof. p.m.s blackett
C)p.v.narasimha rao
D)vajpayee

Question 18

Defence organization was set up in 1948, on advice ................for the scientific evolution of weapons and equipment, operational research and special studies.

A)prof. p.m.s blackett
B)vajpayee
C)jawaharlal nehru
D)indira gandhi

Question 19

..................... is an Indian economist and politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014.

A)manmohan singh
B)p. v.narasimha rao
C)atal bihari vajpayee
D)sonia gandhi

Question 20

The Muslim League had been founded in Dhaka in 1906.

A)1906
B)1916
C)1920
D)1926

Question 21

The economic liberalisation in India denotes the continuing financial reforms which began since July 24,..........................

A)1961
B)1971
C)1981
D)1991

Question 22

The CPM had originally split from the united CPI in _______ on grounds of differences over revolutionary politics, reformist parliamentary politics.

A)1951
B)1956
C)1968
D)1964

Question 23

.................... was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as the Prime Minister of India (1991-1996).

A)p.v.narasimha rao
B)vajpayee
C)jawaharlal nehru
D)indira gandhi

Question 24

..................ascendancy to the prime minister ship was politically significant in that he was the first holder of this office from non-Hindi-speaking south India.

A)narasimha rao's
B)vajpayee
C)jawaharlal nehru
D)indira gandhi

Question 25

................... is often referred to as the "Father of Indian Economic Reforms".

A)narasimha rao
B)vajpayee
C)jawaharlal nehru
D)indira gandhi