Political Climate in India in 1970s

Q. In which year did Sikkim become a full-fledged State of the Indian federation?

1. 1976
2. 1974
3. 1977
4. 1975

Q. How do we know that the political situation in India in the 1970s was unstable?

1. Indira Gandhi had misused her power.
2. India had gone to several wars in this decade.
3. India had lost a war to Pakistan.
4. Bangladesh had been created.

Q. When Morarji Desai was elected as PM, it was the first time a non- party member had become PM of India.

1. BJP
2. Janata Dal
3. Congress
4. JD(s)

Q. Why is the atomic test at Pokhran considered as a milestone event for India?

1. India could become a permanent member of UN Security Council.
2. India could finally depend on nuclear energy for electricity.
3. India established itself as an emerging nuclear power.
4. India could become an economic superpower.

Q. How do we know that India was keen on advancing its military might in the 1970s?

1. India became a Nuclear Power.
2. India signed several international peace treaties.
3. India went to war six times during this time.
4. India increased the size of its army five times.

Q. It is generally said that human rights suffered during mid 1970s in India. Which of the following reasons can be attributed to this?

1. India went to war with Pakistan.
2. India went to war with China.
3. The constitution was being amended.
4. A state of National Emergency was declared.

Q.

The right to freedom can be suspended during _____________

1. Hartlas

2. Riots

3. Emergency

4. Freedom

Q. Which of the following states became a part of the Indian republic in 1975?

1. Bihar
2. Assam
3. Sikkim
4. Jammu and Kashmir

Q. Before India tested the atomic bomb in Pokhran on May 18, 1974, who were the other nuclear powers in the world?

1. Great Britain
2. France
3. Russia
4. China
5. Germany
6. USA
7. Brazil
8. Japan
9. Sweden
10. South Africa

Q. The Janata Party supported the imposition of National Emergency by the Indira Gandhi government in 1975.

1. True
2. False