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Nehru died in May 1964. Who consulted party leaders and found consensus for Lal Bahadur Shastri as successor?Read the answer and worked solution →Why were the 1960s labelled the dangerous decade?Read the answer and worked solution →Shastri had earlier resigned from which post, accepting moral responsibility for a rail accident?Read the answer and worked solution →Which slogan of Shastri symbolised India's resolve to face war and food crisis together?Read the answer and worked solution →Shastri died suddenly on 10 January 1966 in which city?Read the answer and worked solution →How was the contest between Indira Gandhi and Morarji Desai for Prime Minister settled in 1966?Read the answer and worked solution →One of Indira Gandhi's first decisions, seen as under US pressure, was to do what to the rupee?Read the answer and worked solution →The fourth general elections, called a political earthquake, were held in which month and year?Read the answer and worked solution →In how many States did the Congress lose its majority in the 1967 assembly elections?Read the answer and worked solution →Which regional party won a clear majority in Madras State in 1967 after leading an anti-Hindi agitation?Read the answer and worked solution →Non-Congress coalitions formed after 1967 were called SVD governments. What does SVD stand for?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Haryana MLA changed parties thrice in a fortnight in 1967, giving rise to the phrase Aya Ram Gaya Ram?Read the answer and worked solution →The Syndicate that controlled the Congress organisation was led by whom?Read the answer and worked solution →Indira Gandhi got the Congress Working Committee to adopt a Ten Point Programme in which month and year?Read the answer and worked solution →The 1969 Presidential election followed the death of which President?Read the answer and worked solution →Whom did Indira Gandhi encourage to stand as an independent in the 1969 Presidential election?Read the answer and worked solution →Indira Gandhi's call letting Congress MPs vote freely in the 1969 Presidential poll was termed a:Read the answer and worked solution →After the 1969 split, what was Indira Gandhi's faction called?Read the answer and worked solution →Which popular measure did Indira Gandhi announce in 1969, taking over fourteen leading private banks?Read the answer and worked solution →What was the privy purse?Read the answer and worked solution →Indira Gandhi answered the opposition's Indira Hatao with which slogan in 1971?Read the answer and worked solution →How many seats did Indira Gandhi's Congress(R) win on its own in the 1971 Lok Sabha election?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the SyndicateRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Grand AllianceRead the answer and worked solution →Run the 1960s yearsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the slogansRead the answer and worked solution →Old or new CongressRead the answer and worked solution →Which Prime MinisterRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Congress system bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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Nehru died in May 1964. Who consulted party leaders and found consensus for Lal Bahadur Shastri as successor?

  1. K. Kamaraj
  2. Morarji Desai
  3. Indira Gandhi
  4. S. Nijalingappa
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Correct answer: A. K. Kamaraj

1. Critics doubted democratic succession after Nehru. 2. Congress president K. Kamaraj found consensus for Shastri. 3. Shastri was chosen unanimously. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 5, Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System._

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Why were the 1960s labelled the dangerous decade?

  1. The army was expected to take power
  2. Poverty and division might break the country
  3. Nuclear war with China seemed certain
  4. General elections were being suspended
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Correct answer: B. Poverty and division might break the country

1. Unresolved poverty, inequality and communal division worried observers. 2. They feared the democratic project might fail. 3. The smooth succession proved them wrong. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 5, Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System._

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Shastri had earlier resigned from which post, accepting moral responsibility for a rail accident?

  1. Railway Minister
  2. Home Minister
  3. Finance Minister
  4. Defence Minister
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Correct answer: A. Railway Minister

1. Shastri was known for simplicity and principle. 2. He resigned as Railway Minister after an accident. 3. He served as Prime Minister from 1964 to 1966. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 5, Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System._

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