TYBA SEM 6 History of Contemporary India QUESTIONS ANSWER 1 Who among the following was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution?Rajendra Prasad Minimum age required to contest for Presidentship is: 21 years Who administers the oath of office to the President of India before he enters upon the office?Chief Justice The President nominates 12 members of the Rajya Sabha accordingTheir to: performances as office bearers of cultural societies. In which year were the first general election held in India? 1950-51 Recognition to a political party is accorded by: The Election Commission Which of the following writs is issued by the court in case of illegal detention of a person?Quo Warranto The age of retirement of the Judges of the High Court is: 62 years Which is the highest and final judicial tribunal in respect of the Constitution of India? President The Constitution of India is: Rigid Which of the following word has not been written in the preamble of the Indian Constitution?Sovereign Which among the following articles of the Constitution of India abolishes the untouchability? 17 The two persons who played a vital role in the integration of princely states were:Sardar Patel and Jawaharlal Nehru Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan slogan gave by: Lal Bahadur Shastri The second Indo-Pak war happened in ----- 1962 Scientist M.S. Swaminathan related to ---- White Revolution The first spilt took place in the Congress party after independence was 1967 Lal Bahadur Shastri died at ----- Delhi Who announced 10 point programme? Sardar Patel Which party opposed Hindi as national language of India? DMK Who gave the slogan 'Garibi Hato'? Pandit Nehru The syndicate faction of the congress came to be known as congress ---. A Green Revolution started in India between ---- and ------. 1965 - 72 The Tashkent treaty happened between ----- USA - USSR The syndicate was headed by ------Mrs. Indira Gandhi In which year did the Supreme Court of India gave its ruling in the famous 'Shah Bano Case'? 1975 The operation to clear the Golden Temple in Amritsar of Arms and Gunmen in the Operationyear 1988 Punjabwas named as: An accord was signed on 15th August 1985 granting the foreigners who had arrivedAssam in the state between 1951-1961 full citizenship. Which state was the accord signed for? What was the full form of Sri Lankan Terrorist Organisation - LTTE? Lions and Tigers of Tamil Elam What was the Mandal Commission associated with - Reservations for other Backward Classes in jobs Who was the leader of the Rathyatra from Somnath to Ayodhya? Lalu Prasad Yadav What was the percentage of the Reservation in government jobs given to the other37 Backward percent Castes given by the Mandal Commission? When was the Babri Mosque in Ayodhya destructed by 'Karsevaks' plunging the country6th December in to major 1992 crisis? Which operation was launched by Indian Army on 26rh May 1999 as a response toOperation capturing Yudhof areas around Kargil by militants and non-uniformed Pakistani soldiers? P.V. Narsimha Rao launched a new foreign policy programme bringing India closer Actto ASEAN. East What was the name of the policy? Atal Bihari Vajpayee pushed for a full-scale diplontic peace process with Pakistan inDelhi-Lahore late 1998 and route early 1999. It is on this note that a bus service was inaugurated between India and Pakistan in February 1999. The bus service ran on which route ---- Pakistan - Afghanistan antagonism has been an important factor in determining India'sRadcliff relationship Line with both these countries. The Pakistan-Afghanistan antagonism has centred on the border between them. What is the border known as? Muslim League was founded in the year - 1905 Under whose Prime Ministership the Assam movement leaders and central governmentMrs. Indira signed Gandhi an accord? Balwant Rai Mehta Committee discussed on ----- Women participation in Panchayat Raj Which amendment reserved one third seats for women at all levels? 71st Amendment Bill Where Self Employed Women Association (SEWA) was first started? Mumbai The name Ela Bhatt, associated with which organization? Self Employed Women Organization Which community in Maharashtra belong to Shramik Sanghatana? Muslims When International Women's year was declared by UN? 1975 The Dowry Prohibition Act was passed in the year --- 1960 First backward classes commission was formed for the identification of OBC underBindeshwari the chairmanship Prasad of Mandal ----- Which article lays down that the President may by order appoint a commission to Articleinvestigate 330 the conditions of socially and educationally backward classes of citizens with in the territory of India? Name the social activist belong to Balatkar Virodhi Manch. Dr. Seema Sakhare Which government appointed Backward Classes Commission for the first time in 1969?DMK ANSWER 2 ANSWER 3 ANSWER 4 C. Rajagopalachari Tej Bahadur Sapru B.R. 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Singh 31 percent 7 percent 27 percent 16th December 1992 4th April 1992 14th April 1992 Operation Vinaash Operation Vijay Operation Viraat Go-East Look-East No East Delhi-Karachi route Mumbai-Lahore route Mumbai-Karachi route Durand Line Modern Line Metcalf Line 1906 1907 1908 Morarji Desai V.P. Singh Rajiv Gandhi Sexual harassments againstVoting women rights to women Welfare of Muslim women 72nd Amendment Bill 73rd Amendment Bill 74th Amendment Bill Calcutta Ahmednagar Maharashtra Textile Labour OrganizationShramik Sanghatna Mahila Dakshata Samiti Bhill Tribals Women Ramoshi 1976 1977 1978 1961 1962 1963 Kakasaheb Kalelkar Narsimha Rao N.T. Rama Rao Article 340 Article 350 Article 360 Pramila Dandavate Ela Bhatt Medha Patkar BJP Congress Janata Party The speaker of the Lok Sabha in the case of national parties and the speaker of Legislative assemblies in the case of regional parties.