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Prices rose 23 per cent in 1973 and again sharply in 1974. By how much did they rise in 1974?Read the answer and worked solution →In January 1974 students in which Congress-ruled State began an agitation against rising prices and corruption?Read the answer and worked solution →Who threatened an indefinite fast unless fresh elections were held in Gujarat?Read the answer and worked solution →Bihar students in 1974 invited which leader out of retirement to head their movement?Read the answer and worked solution →JP's call for sweeping change in social, economic and political life was known as:Read the answer and worked solution →The Naxalite movement takes its name from a 1967 peasant uprising in which district of West Bengal?Read the answer and worked solution →Who led the Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist) formed in 1969?Read the answer and worked solution →The nationwide railway strike of May 1974 was led by which trade union leader?Read the answer and worked solution →For how many days did the 1974 railway strike last before it was called off?Read the answer and worked solution →Which 1973 case ruled that Parliament cannot amend the basic features of the Constitution?Read the answer and worked solution →In 1973 the government superseded three senior judges to appoint whom as Chief Justice of India?Read the answer and worked solution →Which High Court judge declared Indira Gandhi's Lok Sabha election invalid on 12 June 1975?Read the answer and worked solution →Whose election petition led to the Allahabad High Court verdict against Indira Gandhi?Read the answer and worked solution →Under which Article of the Constitution was the Emergency proclaimed on 25 June 1975?Read the answer and worked solution →Which President signed the Emergency proclamation on the night of 25 June 1975?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two organisations were banned during the Emergency fearing communal disharmony?Read the answer and worked solution →In April 1976 the Supreme Court accepted the government's plea on which point?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Kannada writer returned his Padma Bhushan in protest against the Emergency?Read the answer and worked solution →The forty-second amendment extended the term of legislatures from five years to how many?Read the answer and worked solution →Which retired Chief Justice headed the 1977 commission of inquiry into Emergency excesses?Read the answer and worked solution →How many seats did the Janata Party win on its own in the 1977 Lok Sabha election?Read the answer and worked solution →Indira Gandhi lost her own seat in 1977 from which constituency?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Janata leadersRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Emergency yearsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the Emergency timelineRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the judgesRead the answer and worked solution →Government or oppositionRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the numbersRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Emergency bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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Prices rose 23 per cent in 1973 and again sharply in 1974. By how much did they rise in 1974?

  1. 30 per cent
  2. 10 per cent
  3. 50 per cent
  4. 80 per cent
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Correct answer: A. 30 per cent

1. The Bangladesh crisis and oil prices strained the economy. 2. Inflation hit 23 per cent in 1973 and 30 per cent in 1974. 3. Monsoons failed in 1972-73 too. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 6, The Crisis of Democratic Order._

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In January 1974 students in which Congress-ruled State began an agitation against rising prices and corruption?

  1. Odisha
  2. Gujarat
  3. Kerala
  4. Punjab
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Correct answer: B. Gujarat

1. The Gujarat agitation started in January 1974. 2. Opposition parties joined and President's rule followed. 3. Congress lost the June 1975 State election. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 6, The Crisis of Democratic Order._

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Who threatened an indefinite fast unless fresh elections were held in Gujarat?

  1. Morarji Desai
  2. Charan Singh
  3. Jagjivan Ram
  4. George Fernandes
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Correct answer: A. Morarji Desai

1. Morarji Desai was a Congress(O) leader. 2. He pressed for fresh Gujarat elections. 3. Elections came in June 1975. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 6, The Crisis of Democratic Order._

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