Consider the following statements.
1. On the eve of independence, India had before it, two models of modern development: the liberal-capitalist model as in the US and the socialist model as in the Europe
2. Communist Party of India opposed the Soviet model but those of the Socialist Party and leaders like Nehru within the Congress supported the Soviet Model
Which of these statements are correct?
Consider the following statements about the Bombay Plan.
1. A section of the big industrialists got together in 1944 and drafted a joint proposal for setting up a planned economy in the country
2. It wanted the state to take major initiatives in industrial and other economic investments
Which of these statements are correct?
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Consider the following statements.
1. Plan budget that is spent on routine items on a yearly basis
2. A five year plan has the advantage of permitting the government to focus on the larger picture and make long-term intervention in the economy
Which of these statements are correct?
Which of the following models were adopted by India in five year plans?
Consider the following statements about the Green Revolution.
1. It was decided to put more resources into those areas which already had irrigation and those farmers who were already well-off
2. Thus the government offered high-yielding variety seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and better irrigation at highly subsidised prices
3. The government also gave a guarantee to buy the produce of the farmers at a given price
Which of these statements are correct?
Consider the following statements.
1. Thus both as the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister, he exercised profound influence in the formulation and implementation of India’s foreign policy from 1946 to 1964
2. The three major objectives of Nehru’s foreign policy were to preserve the hard-earned sovereignty, protect territorial integrity, and promote rapid economic development
3. Nehru wished to achieve these objectives through the strategy of non-alignment
Which of these statements are correct?
Consider the following statements about the The Chinese invasion, 1962.
1. China annexed Tibet in 1950 and thus removed a historical buffer between the two countries.
2. As more information came in about the suppression of Tibetan culture, the Indian government grew uneasy
Which of these statements are correct?
Consider the following statements about the Indus water treaty.
1. It was signed by Defence Minister, V. Krishna Menon and General Ayub Khan in 1960
2. A long-term dispute about the sharing of river waters was resolved through mediation by the United Nations
Which of these statements are not correct?
Consider the following statements.
1. The scarce resources were diverted to the defence sector until 1962, as India had to embark on a military modernisation drive
2. The Department of Defence Production was established in 1962 and the Department of Defence Supplies in 1965
Which of these statements are correct?
Consider the following statements.
1. A significant component of his industrialisation plans was the nuclear programme initiated in the late 1940s under the guidance of Homi J.
Bhabha
2. India wanted to generate atomic energy for peaceful purposes
3. So he pleaded with the superpowers for comprehensive nuclear disarmament
Which of these statements are not correct?
Consider the following statements about the Chipko Andolan.
1. The movement began in villages of Uttar Pradesh when the forest department refused permission to the villagers to fell ash trees for making agricultural tools
2. The movement achieved a victory when the government issued a ban on felling of trees in the Himalayan regions for fifteen years, until the green cover was fully restored
Which of these statements are correct?
Dalit Panthers, a militant organisation of the Dalit youth, was formed in:
Consider the following statements.
1. Activities of Dalit Panthers mostly centred around fighting increasing atrocities on Dalits in various parts of the State
2. The government passed a comprehensive law in 1989 that provided for rigorous punishment for atrocities against Dalits
3. The larger ideological agenda of the Panthers was not to destroy the caste system but to build an organisation of all oppressed sections
Which of these statements are correct?
Consider the following statements.
1. Meerut agitation was seen as a great show of rural power and power of farmer cultivators
2. These agitating farmers were members of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), an organisation of farmers from Western Maharashtra and Rajasthan
Which of these statements are correct?
Consider the following statements about the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU).
1. The organisation used traditional caste panchayats of these communities in bringing them together over economic issues
2. It was a formal organisation because it was based on clan networks among its members
Which of these statements are correct?
Consider the following statements.
1. The slogan of the anti-arrack movement was simple — prohibition on the sale of arrack
2. But this simple demand touched upon larger social, economic and political issues of the region that affected women’s life
3. A close nexus between crime and politics was established around the business of arrack
Which of these statements are correct?
Consider the following statements about the Narmada Bachao Aandolan (NBA)
1. Initially the movement demanded proper and just rehabilitation of all those who were directly or indirectly affected by the project.
2. The movement also questioned the nature of decision-making processes that go in the making of mega scale developmental projects
3. The NBA insisted that local communities must have a say in such decisions and they should also have effective control over natural resources
Which of these statements are correct?
Consider the following statements.
1. From the late 1950s, people speaking the Punjabi language started agitating for a separate State for themselves
2. This demand was finally accepted and the States of Punjab and Haryana were created in 1966
Which of these statements are not correct?
Consider the following statements about the E.V. Ramasami Naicker.
1. Initially a worker of the Congress party
2. Started the self-respect movement (1925); led the anti-Brahmin movement
3. Worked for the Justice party and later founded Dravidar Kazhagam
4. Opposed to Hindi and domination of north India
Which of these statements are correct about the E.V. Ramasami Naicker?
Consider the following statements.
1. The Akalis discovered that despite the redrawing of the boundaries, their political position remained precarious
2. The Congress got more support among the Akalis than the dalits
Which of these statements are correct?
Elections of which year marked the end of what political scientists have called the ‘Congress system?
Consider the following statements.
1. Elections in 1989 led to the defeat of the Congress party but did not result in a majority for any other party
2. Though the Congress was the largest party in the Lok Sabha, it did not have a clear majority and therefore, it decided to sit in the opposition
Which of these statements are correct?
Consider the following statements.
1. No single party secured a clear majority of seats in any Lok Sabha election held since 1989 till 2014
2. This development initiated an era of coalition governments at the Centre, in which regional parties played a crucial role in forming ruling alliances
Which of these statements are not correct?
Consider the following statements.
1. In the 1980s, the Janata Dal brought together a similar combination of political groups with strong support among the OBCs
2. The decision of the National Front government to implement the recommendations of the Mandal Commission further helped in shaping the politics of ‘Other Backward Classes’.
Which of these statements are correct?
Consider the following statements.
1. The Mandal Commission was set up to investigate the extent of educational and social backwardness among various sections of Indian society and recommend ways of identifying these ‘backward classes’
2. The Mandal Commission also made many other recommendations, like land reform, to improve the conditions of the OBCs.
3. In August 1990, the National Front government decided to implement one of the recommendations of Mandal Commission pertaining to reservations for OBCs in jobs in the central government and its undertakings
Which of these statements are correct?
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