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Multiple choice history post independence constitution and the first general election first general elections india: events after 1960

Who declared the emergency in India?

  1. Mahatma Gandhi

  2. Sanjay Gandhi

  3. Indira Gandhi

  4. None of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Emergency declared by the Indira Gandhi, leader of the Congress government, was the core issue in the 1977 elections. Civil liberties were suspended during the national emergency from 25 June 1975 to 21 March 1977 and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi assumed vast powers.

Multiple choice history post independence constitution and the first general election first general elections india: events after 1960

The death of __________ sparked off such violent protests that the government was forced to give in to the demand for the linguistic state of Andhra.

  1. Potti Sriramulu

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Sardar Patel

  4. None of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Potti Sriramulu undertook a hunger strike demanding a separate state for Telugu-speaking people. His death in 1952 triggered widespread protests, leading the government to create Andhra State.