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Restoration of Congress

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who gave the slogan 'Anti-Congressism'

a)

Gandhi

b)

Ram Manoharla Lohia

c)

Gaya lal

d)

C. Natarajan

2.

Who were the 'syndicate'?

a)

group of powerful senior leaders within the Congress

b)

the old leaders within the Congress

c)

group of powerful leaders from outside Congress

d)

Congress leaders supporting Indira Gandhi

3.

Who was the official Congress candidate for Presidential elections of 1969?

a)

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

b)

V.V. Giri

c)

Zakir Hussain

d)

Moraji Desai

4.

The formal split in the congress took place in the year

a)

1968

b)

1965

c)

1969

d)

1971

5.

Which of these statements about the 1967 elections is/are correct?

a)

Congress won the Lok Sabha elections but los the Assembly elections in many states

b)

Congress lost both Lok Sabha and Assembly elections

c)

Congress lost majority in the Lok Sabha but formed a coalition government with the support of some of other parties

d)

Congress retained power at the Centre with an increased majority

6.

The reason for the defeat of the Congress in 1967 was due to

a)

the absence of a charismatic leader in the Congress party

b)

Split within the Congress party

c)

Increased mobilisation of regional, ethnic and communal groups

d)

the growing strength of the opposition parties

7.

Defection means

a)

an elected representative leaving the party on whose ticket s/he has bee elected

b)

a representative who leaves the party before an election

c)

a political party who allows its member to change his/her political party

d)

a political party refusing its party members to change his/her party after election.

8.

'Political Earthquake' was the term given by Political Scientists to the election verdict of

a)

1957

b)

1962

c)

1967

d)

1971

9.

Indira Gandhi believed in the ideology of

a)

pro-socialism

b)

conservative

c)

capitalism

d)

all of above

10.

The famous expression 'Aya Ram, Gaya Ram' which became the subject of joke was achieved by Gaya lal, an MLA of

a)

Haryana

b)

Punjab

c)

Himachal Pradesh

d)

Uttar Pradesh