Multiple choice

Which of the following neighbouring countries of India have not been permanent democracies?

  1. Pakistan and Bangladesh

  2. Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

  3. Nepal and Sri Lanka

  4. Pakistan and Nepal
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Military coups in Pakistan: Since its creation in 1947, Pakistan has spent several decades under military rule (1958 – 1971, 1977 – 1988, 1999 – 2008).

Monarchy in Nepal: Multi-party democracy was born in Nepal in 1991 – after a popular uprising forced an autocratic king to make way for a constitutional monarchy. Even after that, the Federal Democratic Republican Alliance (FDRA) government of prime minister Baburam Bhattarai was an opportune coalition of the Maoists and the Madhesi parties. It had no basis in the constitution (because there was none), in an elected parliament (because there was none) or even in vague alibis such as ‘pleasure of the President’. It had no sanction from the people either.  

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