Indira Gandhi's Left Turn

Q. Indira Gandhi raised a famous slogan “” to create a social base of her own that identified with the poor.

1. Garibi Hatao
2. Amiri Hatao
3. Garib bano

Q. Which of the following policies depicted Indira Gandhi's leftward orientation?

1. Nationalisation of Private banks
2. Abolition of princely pensions
3. Declared a state of emergency in India
4. Privatisation of banks

Q. Which of the following highlight the Leftist orientation of Indira Gandhi?

1. Abolition of privy purse
2. Declaration of Emergency in 1975
3. Ratification of the 42nd Constitutional Amendment
4. Nationalisation of private banks

Q. The JP movement against the Congress party was prominent in Bihar and .

1. Maharashtra
2. Gujarat
3. Jharkhand

Q. In the 1970s, the Judiciary highlighted that the Constitution was being rapidly amended in the name of attaining socio-economic changes.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of the following was responsible for launching the Great Society programs?

1. Franklin D. Roosevelt
2. Gerald Ford
3. Dwight D. Eisenhower
4. Richard M. Nixon
5. Lyndon B. Johnson