Political Developments in India after 1980

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What major event in Indian national politics occurred in December, 1992?

  • Babri Masjid demolition at Ayodhya (correct)
  • Rise of the Mandal Commission
  • Economic policy changes by the government
  • Defeat of the Congress party in elections

When did India initiate an era of coalition governments at the centre?

  • 1975
  • 1989 (correct)
  • Late sixties
  • 1991

What was a significant outcome of the elections held in 1989?

  • Defeat of the Congress party (correct)
  • Rise of the **Mandal commission**
  • **Economic policy changes** by various governments
  • **Rajiv Gandhi's assassination**

Which party achieved a landmark political success in 1989 and 1991?

<p>Bahujan Samaj Party supported by Dalit voters (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a key factor that led to the decline of support for the Congress party among backward castes?

<p><strong>Caste based politics dominance</strong> (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which event led to a change in leadership of the Congress party?

<p><strong>Rajiv Gandhi's assassination</strong> (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which development marked the first time in independent India that Dalit voters achieved political success?

<p><strong>Bahujan Samaj Party's political success</strong> in 1989 and 1991 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What led to the initiation of an era of coalition governments in India?

<p><strong>Decline of Congress party dominance</strong> (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The late sixties saw the questioning of the superiority of which political party?

<p><strong>Congress party</strong> (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which parties had a powerful rural base among sections of the Other Backward Classes?

<p><strong>Janata party constituents</strong> like Bhartiya Kranti Dal (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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