JANATA INTERREGNUM Flashcards

1
Q

WHICH ARE THE PARTIES THAT FORMED THE JANATA PARTY (1977)

A

CONGRESS (O)
JAN SANGH
BHARATIYA LOK DAL
SOCIALIST PARTY

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2
Q

Nandini Satpathy ,Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna AND Jagjivan Ram formed which party

A

CFD

Congress for Democracy

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3
Q

Who were the 3 potential candidates for prime minister-ship

A

Moraji Desai
Jagjivan Ram
Charan Singh

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4
Q

Who was elected as the unopposed president in 1977

A

N. Sanjeeva Reddy

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5
Q

Name the one positive economic step by the Janata govt.

A

FOOD FOR WORK PROGRAMME

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6
Q

___ WAS THE FINANCIAL MINISTER IN 1970

A

CHARAN SINGH

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7
Q

what did the congress spilt into in 1978

A
CONGRESS I (Indira )
CONGRESS U (Devraj Urs)
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8
Q

___ was the famous commission appointed to investigate Indira Gandhi

A

SHAH COMMISSION

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9
Q

when did moraji desai’s govt. retire

A

15 july 1979

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10
Q

Which parties contested in the 1980 elections

A
CONGRESS I
CONGRESS U
LOK DAL
JANATA
Charan Singh & the Socialists
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11
Q

Who were the allies of the Janata party?

A

DMK, Akali Dal and CPM

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12
Q

Who were the allies of Congress?

A

CPI and AIADMK

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13
Q

How many Congress-ruled state governments did the Janata government dismiss?

A

9

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14
Q

When was Morarji Desai sworn in as PM?

A

23rd March, 1977

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15
Q

Who came to power in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal respectively?

A

AIADMK and CPM

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16
Q

Who was the first General Secretary of the Janata party?

A

Ramakrishna Hegde

17
Q

Who was the first party spokesperson of Janata?

A

L K Advani

18
Q

Where was there an incident of burning and killing of Harijans in July 1976?

A

Belchi, Bihar

19
Q

There was deficit financing in Charan Singh’s ___ budget.

A

1979

20
Q

Who tried to strengthen relations with US and Britain?

A

Atal Behari Vajpayee

21
Q

Which Congress leaders turned against Indira?

A

YB Chavan and Brahmanand Reddy

22
Q

When did Indira Gandhi split the Congress once again?

A

January, 1978

23
Q

In which states did Congress(I) defeat Janata and Congress(U) in February 1978

A

Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

24
Q

When did Janata expel Indira Gandhi from parliament for breach of privilege and contempt of the house?

A

19th December, 1978

25
Q

There was an inquiry into Sanjay Gandhi’s management of which state owned corporation?

A

Maruti Udyog Ltd.

26
Q

Name a scandal that took place in 1971

A

Nagarwala Scandal

27
Q

There was an inquiry against which former Defence Minister?

A

Bansi Lal

28
Q

When was Charan Singh forced to resign as Home Minister?

A

30th June, 1978

29
Q

When did Indira Gandhi withdraw her support for the Charan Singh government?

A

20th August, 1979

30
Q

When were the elections held after the Lok Sabha was dissolved?

A

January 1980

31
Q

Jagjivan Ram joined ____ in 1980.

A

Congress(U)

32
Q

Who formed the BJP?

A

Old Jan Sangh leaders