MCQ Questions for Class 12 Political Science: Ch 6 The Crisis of Democratic Order
1. Shah Commission was appointed to inquire
(a) abuse of authority during emergency.
(b) domestic violence.
(c) child labour.
(d) conditions of dalits.
► (a) abuse of authority during emergency.
2. The ''state of emergency'' was declared on
(a) 13th May, 1971.
(b) 23rd May, 1972.
(c) 25th June, 1975.
(d) 11th March, 1975.
► (c) 25th June, 1975.
3. The Prime Minister of India during 1977-79 was
(a) Indira Gandhi.
(b) Charan Singh.
(c) Chandra Shekhar.
(d) Morarji Desai
► (d) Morarji Desai
4. The Janata Party made which election into a referendum on the Emergency?
(a) 1977
(b) 1980
(c) 1971
(d) 1984
► (a) 1977
5. Mandal Commission was set up for the issue of
(a) reservation of other backward classes.
(b) temple conflict.
(c) welfare of women.
(d) child labour.
► (a) reservation of other backward classes.
6. The Bihar movement was led by
(a) Charu Majumdar.
(b) J. P. Narayan.
(c) Morarji Desai.
(d) C. Natarajan.
► (b) J. P. Narayan.
7. Who left Congress party and founded Bharatiya Kranti Dal in 1967?
(a) Sanjay Gandhi
(b) Jagjivan Ram
(c) Chaudhary Charan Singh
(d) Morarji Desai
► (c) Chaudhary Charan Singh
8. After 1977 general elections, which government which came into power?
(a) Bharatiya Jana Sangh.
(b) Congress.
(c) Janata Party.
(d) Socialist Party.
► (c) Janata Party.
9. The Bihar Movement in 1974 was led by
(a) Charu Majumdar.
(b) Jayaprakash Narayan.
(c) Morarji Desai.
(d) C. Natarajan.
► (b) Jayaprakash Narayan.
10. Congress was defeated in the lok sabha elections of
(a) January 1975.
(b) February 1976.
(c) March 1977.
(d) April 1977.
► (c) March 1977.
11. When JP led a peoples’ march to the Parliament?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1978.
► (a) 1975.
12. Find the odd one out in the context of proclamation of Emergency.
(a) The call for ‘Total Revolution’
(b) The Railway Strike of 1974
(c) The Naxalite Movement
(d) The Allahabad High Court Verdict
► (c) The Naxalite Movement
13. Through which Article of the Constitution, government declared emergency in 1975?
(a) Article 350
(b) Article 351
(c) Article 352
(d) Article 354
► (c) Article 352
14. Railway strike of 1974 was called by ________ led by George Fernandes.
(a) National Coordination Committee
(b) National Coordination Corporation
(c) National Coordination Call
(d) National Coordination Association
► (a) National Coordination Committee