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The disputed structure at Ayodhya was demolished on:Read the answer and worked solution →The Godhra train fire of February 2002 killed how many people?Read the answer and worked solution →The Congress-led coalition that came to power in 2004 was the:Read the answer and worked solution →In the 17th Lok Sabha the BJP won how many seats?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Prime MinistersRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Mandal wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the 1990sRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the politics wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Mandal or AyodhyaRead the answer and worked solution →Sort fronts, people and casesRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Recent politics bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The third function of a constitution is to set limits on what:Read the answer and worked solution →Which country's constitution, like India's, enables the government to end racial discrimination?Read the answer and worked solution →Since 1948, Nepal has had how many constitutions granted by the King before 2008?Read the answer and worked solution →Nepal emerged as a democratic republic after abolishing its monarchy in:Read the answer and worked solution →The Constituent Assembly held its first sitting on:Read the answer and worked solution →The Constituent Assembly reassembled for divided India on:Read the answer and worked solution →The Provincial Legislative Assemblies that elected the Constituent Assembly were set up under the:Read the answer and worked solution →The composition of the Constituent Assembly followed the plan of the:Read the answer and worked solution →Seats in the Constituent Assembly were allotted roughly in the ratio of one seat per:Read the answer and worked solution →The Provinces under direct British rule were to elect how many members?Read the answer and worked solution →Princely States were allotted a minimum of how many seats in the Constituent Assembly?Read the answer and worked solution →After Partition the Constituent Assembly's membership was reduced to:Read the answer and worked solution →The Constitution was adopted on:Read the answer and worked solution →How many members signed the Constitution on 24 January 1950?Read the answer and worked solution →The Constituent Assembly had how many members from the Scheduled Castes?Read the answer and worked solution →After Partition the Congress held about what share of Constituent Assembly seats?Read the answer and worked solution →The only provision passed without virtually any debate was:Read the answer and worked solution →The Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly was chaired by:Read the answer and worked solution →

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The disputed structure at Ayodhya was demolished on:

  1. 6 December 1992
  2. 6 December 1990
  3. 2 February 1986
  4. 30 October 1990
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Correct answer: A. 6 December 1992

1. Thousands gathered for a Karseva. 2. The demolition was on 6 December 1992. 3. Violence followed, including in Mumbai in January 1993. _Source: syllabus Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 9, Recent Developments in Indian Politics._

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The Godhra train fire of February 2002 killed how many people?

  1. Ninety-nine
  2. Fifty-seven
  3. Seventy-one
  4. Thirty-two
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Correct answer: B. Fifty-seven

1. The bogey carried Karsevaks returning from Ayodhya. 2. Fifty-seven people died. 3. Large-scale violence against Muslims followed in Gujarat. _Source: syllabus Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 9, Recent Developments in Indian Politics._

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The Congress-led coalition that came to power in 2004 was the:

  1. United Front of 1996
  2. National Democratic Alliance
  3. United Progressive Alliance
  4. National Front of 1989
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Correct answer: C. United Progressive Alliance

1. It was supported by the Left Front. 2. The UPA came to power in 2004. 3. The Congress increased its seats for the first time since 1991. _Source: syllabus Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 9, Recent Developments in Indian Politics._

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