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| 2801. |
After the Allahabad High Court verdict, ...............gave the call for a “TotalRevolution” |
| A. | jayaprakash narayan |
| B. | atal bihari vajpayee |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | indira gandhi |
| Answer» B. atal bihari vajpayee | |
| 2802. |
To implement their political line, the rebel CPM leaders launched a peasantuprising in the small Naxalbari area of northern..................... |
| A. | west bengal |
| B. | assam |
| C. | up |
| D. | andhra |
| Answer» B. assam | |
| 2803. |
The Chipko movement was started by Mr. Sundarlal Bahuguna in Tehri-Garhwaldistrict of .................against ruthless felling of trees and destruction of forests by contractors. |
| A. | uttaranchal |
| B. | santhals |
| C. | agra |
| D. | calcutta |
| Answer» B. santhals | |
| 2804. |
There is another parallel movement in the South ‘the Apiko Movement’ thewestern Ghats of ..................started by Medha Patekar. |
| A. | karnataka |
| B. | bengal |
| C. | delhi |
| D. | bihar |
| Answer» B. bengal | |
| 2805. |
In 1991, as India faced a severe economic crisis, newly elected PrimeMinister ................... Rao surprisingly inducted the apolitical Singh into his cabinet as Finance Minister. |
| A. | p. v. narasimha rao |
| B. | atal bihari vajpayee |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | indira |
| Answer» B. atal bihari vajpayee | |
| 2806. |
................... was an Indian economist who served as the Prime Minister ofIndia from 2004 to 2014. |
| A. | manmohan singh |
| B. | vajpayee |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | narasimha rao |
| Answer» B. vajpayee | |
| 2807. |
..........................was the first prime minister of India |
| A. | jawaharlal nehru |
| B. | vajpayee |
| C. | manmohan singh |
| D. | narasimha rao |
| Answer» B. vajpayee | |
| 2808. |
11th President of India .................... described Rao as a "patriotic statesman whobelieved that the nation is bigger than the political system". |
| A. | vajpayee |
| B. | apj abdul kalam |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | manmohan singh |
| Answer» C. jawaharlal nehru | |
| 2809. |
....................... was referred to as Chanakya for his ability to steer tough economic andpolitical legislation through the parliament at a time when he headed a minority government. |
| A. | narasimha rao |
| B. | vajpayee |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | rajiv gandhi |
| Answer» B. vajpayee | |
| 2810. |
With .................... mandate, Dr.Manmohan Singh launched India’sglobalisation angle of the reforms that implemented the International Monetary Fund (IMF) policies to rescue the almost bankrupt nation from economic collapse. |
| A. | vajpayee |
| B. | narasimha rao's |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | rajiv gandhi |
| Answer» C. jawaharlal nehru | |
| 2811. |
........................employed Dr.Manmohan Singh as his Finance Minister to embark onhistoric economic transition. |
| A. | vajpayee |
| B. | narasimha rao |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | rajedra prsad |
| Answer» C. jawaharlal nehru | |
| 2812. |
..................... accelerated the dismantling of the License Raj, reversingthe socialist policies of Rajiv Gandhi's government. |
| A. | narasimha rao |
| B. | vajpayee |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | rajedra prsad |
| Answer» B. vajpayee | |
| 2813. |
Future Prime ministers Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh continued theeconomic reform policies pioneered by ......................government. |
| A. | narasimha rao's |
| B. | vajpayee |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | rajiv gandhi |
| Answer» B. vajpayee | |
| 2814. |
................... is often referred to as the "Father of Indian Economic Reforms". |
| A. | narasimha rao |
| B. | vajpayee |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | indira gandhi |
| Answer» B. vajpayee | |
| 2815. |
..................ascendancy to the prime minister ship was politically significant in that hewas the first holder of this office from non-Hindi-speaking south India. |
| A. | narasimha rao’s |
| B. | vajpayee |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | indira gandhi |
| Answer» B. vajpayee | |
| 2816. |
.................... was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as the Prime Minister ofIndia (1991–1996). |
| A. | p.v.narasimha rao |
| B. | vajpayee |
| C. | jawaharlal nehru |
| D. | indira gandhi |
| Answer» B. vajpayee | |
| 2817. |
The CPM had originally split from the united CPI in 1964 on grounds ofdifferences over revolutionary politics, reformist parliamentary politics. |
| A. | 1951 |
| B. | 1956 |
| C. | 1968 |
| D. | 1964 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2818. |
The economic liberalisation in India denotes the continuing financial reforms whichbegan since July 24,.......................... |
| A. | 1961 |
| B. | 1971 |
| C. | 1981 |
| D. | 1991 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2819. |
The Muslim League had been founded in Dhaka in 1906. |
| A. | 1906 |
| B. | 1916 |
| C. | 1920 |
| D. | 1926 |
| Answer» B. 1916 | |
| 2820. |
..................... is an Indian economist and politician who served as the Prime Minister ofIndia from 2004 to 2014. |
| A. | manmohan singh |
| B. | p. v.narasimha rao |
| C. | atal bihari vajpayee |
| D. | sonia gandhi |
| Answer» B. p. v.narasimha rao | |
| 2821. |
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 |
| Answer» B. vajpayee | |
| 2822. |
When the Indian National Congress split in 1969 ................stayed on the side of thePrime 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 |
| Answer» D. vajpayee | |
| 2823. |
Under the farsighted leadership of ...........the nation, the government and the publicleaders became committed to the promotion of science and technology. |
| A. | nehru, |
| B. | narasimha rao |
| C. | prof. p.m.s blackett |
| D. | vajpayee |
| Answer» B. narasimha rao | |
| 2824. |
Along with his cousin Pamulaparthi Sadasiva Rao, ................edited a Telugu weeklymagazine called Kakatiya Patrika from 1948 to 1955. |
| A. | jawaharlal nehru |
| B. | rajive gandhi |
| C. | prof. p.m.s blackett |
| D. | narasimha rao |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2825. |
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 |
| Answer» B. sanjay gandhi | |
| 2826. |
Soon after becoming the Prime Minister of India, .................created a Ministry ofScientific 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 |
| Answer» B. narasimha rao | |
| 2827. |
............................is called the "Father of Indian Economic Reforms," |
| A. | morarji desai |
| B. | lalu prasad yadav |
| C. | mulayam singh yadav |
| D. | p.v. narasimha rao |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2828. |
The infamous Bofors scandal that still haunts the political walls of the country wasexposed during Rajiv Gandhi's reign. |
| A. | rajiv gandhi |
| B. | sanjay gandhi |
| C. | zail sing |
| D. | mulayam singh yadav |
| Answer» B. sanjay gandhi | |
| 2829. |
Nehru's economic policies have often been considered to be .................in nature.a) Socialist b)Communist c)Capitalist d)Utopian Socialism \34.................... 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 |
| Answer» B. lalu prasad yadav | |
| 2830. |
The National Herald newspaper was founded by Motilal Nehru in..................... |
| A. | delhi |
| B. | bombay |
| C. | madras |
| D. | allahabad |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2831. |
Since......................., the Indian economy has pursued free market liberalisation, greateropenness in trade and increase investment in infrastructure. |
| A. | 1961 |
| B. | 1971 |
| C. | 1981 |
| D. | 1991 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2832. |
One of Nehru's key economic reforms was the introduction of the Five Years Planin........................ |
| A. | 1901 |
| B. | 1911 |
| C. | 1941 |
| D. | 1951. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2833. |
................... started his career as the Prime Minister of independent India in 1947, |
| A. | jawaharlal nehru |
| B. | indira gandhi |
| C. | morarji desai |
| D. | rajiv gandhi |
| Answer» B. indira gandhi | |
| 2834. |
In the ................... Lok Sabha polls, Indira Gandhi returned to power and remained inpower till her assassination in 1984. |
| A. | 1908 |
| B. | 1940 |
| C. | 1970 |
| D. | 1980 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2835. |
...................... succeeded her as the Prime Minister and led the Janata Partygovernment till 1980. |
| A. | morarji desai |
| B. | lalu prasad yadav |
| C. | mulayam singh yadav |
| D. | , sharad yadav |
| Answer» B. lalu prasad yadav | |
| 2836. |
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» B. sanjay gandhi | |
| 2837. |
After Sanjay's death, ................prepared her other son, Rajiv Gandhi forleadership. |
| A. | indira gandhi |
| B. | jb patnaik |
| C. | jyoti basu, |
| D. | madhu dandavate |
| Answer» B. jb patnaik | |
| 2838. |
.........................was elected president of the Indian National Congress in 1960. |
| A. | indira gandhi |
| B. | george fernandes |
| C. | ab vajpayee |
| D. | lk advani, |
| Answer» B. george fernandes | |
| 2839. |
................ second son Sanjay Gandhi, who was just 29 years old then, took charge ofthe administration and started sending opposition leaders and workers to jails across India. |
| A. | nanaji deshmukh’s |
| B. | morarji desai’s |
| C. | indira gandhi's |
| D. | , subramanian swamy’s, |
| Answer» D. , subramanian swamy’s, | |
| 2840. |
The Emergency draft was hurriedly sent to the President of India ................who signedit immediately. |
| A. | fakruddin ali ahmed |
| B. | george fernandes |
| C. | dr.rajendra prasad |
| D. | manmohan singh |
| Answer» B. george fernandes | |
| 2841. |
The firebrand trade union leader ....................had successfully organised an all IndiaRailways strike bringing the public transport and economy to a halt. |
| A. | george fernandes |
| B. | fakruddin ali ahmed |
| C. | jaya prakash narayan |
| D. | ems |
| Answer» B. fakruddin ali ahmed | |
| 2842. |
The socialist stalwart ...................openly led a mass movement against her calling hercorrupt and autocratic. |
| A. | jaya prakash narayan |
| B. | fakruddin ali ahmed |
| C. | ems |
| D. | akg |
| Answer» B. fakruddin ali ahmed | |
| 2843. |
Indira Gandhi became the prime minister in January ............. and then emergedvictorious in the 1971 Lok Sabha elections. |
| A. | 1906 |
| B. | 1916 |
| C. | 1956 |
| D. | 1966 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2844. |
On June 25, ......................prime minister Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency in Indiaciting grave threat to her government and sovereignty of the country from both internal and external forces. |
| A. | 1955 |
| B. | 1965 |
| C. | 1968 |
| D. | 1975 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2845. |
In India, "the Emergency" refers to a 21-month period in 1975–77 when PrimeMinister................ unilaterally had an emergency declared across the country. |
| A. | indira gandhi |
| B. | jawaharlal nehru |
| C. | dr. b.r. ambedkar |
| D. | rajiv gandhi |
| Answer» B. jawaharlal nehru | |
| 2846. |
Officially issued by President ................ Ahmed under Article 352(1) of theConstitution for "internal disturbance", the Emergency was in effect from 25 June 1975 until its withdrawal on 21 March 1977. |
| A. | fakhruddin ali |
| B. | dr.s.radhakrishnan |
| C. | dr.rajendra prasad |
| D. | manmohan singh |
| Answer» B. dr.s.radhakrishnan | |
| 2847. |
The States Reorganization Act was passed by parliament in November.............. |
| A. | 1916 |
| B. | 1926 |
| C. | 1946 |
| D. | 1956. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2848. |
In 1984, ........................was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards. |
| A. | dr. |
| B. | r. ambedkar b) sardar vallabhai patel |
| C. | mahatma gandhi |
| D. | indira gandhi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2849. |
Jawaharlal's concept of nonalignment brought India considerable international prestigeamong newly independent states. |
| A. | dr. |
| B. | r. ambedkar b) sardar vallabhai patel |
| C. | mahatma gandhi |
| D. | jawaharlal nehru |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2850. |
The Non-Cooperation Movement launched by .................. |
| A. | gandhi |
| B. | jawaharlal nehru |
| C. | dr. b.r. ambedkar |
| D. | sardar vallabhai |
| Answer» B. jawaharlal nehru | |