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  • Question 1
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    Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

    Assertion: A number of events culminated in the demolition of the disputed structure at Ayodhya (known as Babri Masjid) in December 1992.

    Reason: The assassination of Rajiv Gandhi in May 1991 led to a change in leadership of the Congress party.

    Solution

    The country witnessed five developments that were to make a long-lasting impact on our politics. This event symbolised and triggered various changes in the politics of the country and intensified debates about the nature of Indian nationalism and secularism.

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    Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

    Assertion: Elections in 1989 led to the defeat of the Congress party but did not result in a majority for any other party.

    Reason: Though the Congress was the largest party in the Lok Sabha, it did not have a clear majority and therefore, it decided to sit in the opposition.

    Solution

    In 1989 one or two parties did not get most of the votes or seats. No single party secured a clear majority of seats in any Lok Sabha election 1989.

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    Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

    Assertion: The decision of the National Front government to implement the recommendations of the Mandal Commission further helped in shaping the politics of ‘Other Backward Classes’.

    Reason: This period saw the emergence of many parties that sought disastrous decisions and approach for OBCs.

    Solution

    This period saw the emergence of many parties that sought better opportunities for OBCs in education and employment.

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    Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

    Assertion: The BJP continued to consolidate its position in the elections of 1991 and 1996.

    Reason: It emerged as the largest party in the 1996 election and was invited to form the government.

  • Question 5
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    Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

    Assertion: The decision of the National Front Government to implement the recommendations of the Mandal Commission further helped in shaping the politics of ‘Other Backward Classes’.

    Reason: This period saw the emergence of many parties that sought disastrous decisions and approach for OBCs.

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    Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

    Assertion: One of the developments was the rise of the ‘Mandal issue’ in national politics.

    Reason: This followed the decision by the new National Front government in 1990, to implement the recommendation of the Mandal Commission that jobs in Central government should be reserved for the Other Backward Classes.

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    Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

    Assertion: Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a Sri Lankan Tamil linked to the LTTE when he was on an election campaign tour in Tamil Nadu.

    Reason: In the elections of 1991, Congress shrunk to the smallest party in the assembly.

    Solution

    In the elections of 1991, Congress emerged as the single largest party.

  • Question 8
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    Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

    Assertion: The BJP continued to consolidate its position in the elections of 1991 and 1996.

    Reason: It emerged as the largest party in the 1996 election and was invited to form the government.

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    Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

    Assertion: The Mandal Commission was set up to investigate the extent of educational and social backwardness among various sections of Indian society and recommend ways of identifying these ‘backward classes’.

    Reason: The Commission gave its recommendations in 2000.

    Solution

    The Commission gave its recommendations in 1980.

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    Directions: In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:

    Assertion: With the elections of 1989, a long phase of coalition politics began in India. Since then, there have been eleven governments at the Centre.

    Reason: The late 1960s, various sections had been leaving the Congress fold and forming separate political parties of their own.

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