10 Questions
What major event in Indian national politics occurred in December, 1992?
Babri Masjid demolition at Ayodhya
When did India initiate an era of coalition governments at the centre?
1989
What was a significant outcome of the elections held in 1989?
Defeat of the Congress party
Which party achieved a landmark political success in 1989 and 1991?
Bahujan Samaj Party supported by Dalit voters
What was a key factor that led to the decline of support for the Congress party among backward castes?
Caste based politics dominance
Which event led to a change in leadership of the Congress party?
Rajiv Gandhi's assassination
Which development marked the first time in independent India that Dalit voters achieved political success?
Bahujan Samaj Party's political success in 1989 and 1991
What led to the initiation of an era of coalition governments in India?
Decline of Congress party dominance
The late sixties saw the questioning of the superiority of which political party?
Congress party
Which parties had a powerful rural base among sections of the Other Backward Classes?
Janata party constituents like Bhartiya Kranti Dal
Test your knowledge on the major political developments that shaped India after 1980, including the defeat of the Congress party, rise of the Mandal Commission, economic policies, Babri Masjid demolition, and Rajiv Gandhi's assassination.
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