Spectrum Test: The UPA Years (2004–2014) - Free MCQ with solutions

Assertion (A): The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) was introduced in 2006 to provide guaranteed employment to rural households.
Reason (R): The Act was aimed at addressing rural poverty and included a specific provision reserving one-third of the work for women.

Match the following key events during the UPA years with their respective years:

Arrange the following events in chronological order:

1. Election of Pratibha Patil as President
2. Indo-US Civilian Nuclear Agreement
3. Manmohan Singh's second term as Prime Minister begins

Statement 1: The UPA government introduced VAT in 2005 to replace the existing sales tax system.
Statement 2: The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, included the judiciary under its purview.

In the 2014 General Elections, the BJP secured a majority with ______ seats, and Narendra Modi was elected as the Prime Minister. The Congress party won only ______ seats.

Assertion (A): The Women's Reservation Bill aimed to reserve 33% of seats in legislatures for women.
Reason (R): The bill was passed successfully during the UPA's tenure.

Match the following leaders with the incidents during the UPA years:

Assertion (A): The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill was passed in 2013 in response to widespread anti-corruption movements.
Reason (R): The bill made the Lokpal a constitutional body.

Match the following key legislations with their respective years of enactment:

The UPA government faced a no-confidence vote in July 2008 after the ______ parties withdrew their support over the Indo-US Nuclear deal.