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In the 1984 Lok Sabha election the Congress won how many seats?Read the answer and worked solution →In 1989 the Congress was reduced to how many Lok Sabha seats?Read the answer and worked solution →The 1990 National Front decision to implement the Mandal Commission report reserved central government jobs for:Read the answer and worked solution →Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in May 1991 by a Sri Lankan Tamil linked to the:Read the answer and worked solution →After Rajiv Gandhi's death, the Congress chose which Prime Minister in 1991?Read the answer and worked solution →No single party won a clear Lok Sabha majority in any election from 1989 till:Read the answer and worked solution →The NDA government formed in October 1999 under Vajpayee:Read the answer and worked solution →Which Bihar Chief Minister pioneered OBC reservations in north India during 1977-79?Read the answer and worked solution →The Mandal Commission recommended reserving what share of seats in education and government jobs for OBCs?Read the answer and worked solution →The Supreme Court upheld OBC reservations in November 1992 in the case known as:Read the answer and worked solution →The Backward and Minority Communities Employees Federation (BAMCEF) was formed in:Read the answer and worked solution →The Bharatiya Janata Party was formed by former Jana Sangh supporters in:Read the answer and worked solution →Initially the BJP embraced which ideology as its platform?Read the answer and worked solution →Hindutva as the basis of Indian nationhood was defined by:Read the answer and worked solution →The Shah Bano case, in which a divorced Muslim woman sought maintenance, was decided in:Read the answer and worked solution →The law that nullified the Shah Bano judgment was the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act of:Read the answer and worked solution →The Babri Masjid, a sixteenth-century mosque, was built by:Read the answer and worked solution →The BJP's Rathyatra to Ayodhya started from:Read the answer and worked solution →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 →

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In the 1984 Lok Sabha election the Congress won how many seats?

  1. 415
  2. 197
  3. 303
  4. 352
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Correct answer: A. 415

1. Rajiv Gandhi led the party after Indira Gandhi's assassination. 2. The Congress won 415 seats. 3. In 1989 it fell to 197. _Source: syllabus Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 9, Recent Developments in Indian Politics._

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In 1989 the Congress was reduced to how many Lok Sabha seats?

  1. 141
  2. 197
  3. 415
  4. 232
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Correct answer: B. 197

1. This marked the end of the Congress system. 2. It won only 197 seats. 3. It returned to power after the 1991 mid-term poll. _Source: syllabus Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 9, Recent Developments in Indian Politics._

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The 1990 National Front decision to implement the Mandal Commission report reserved central government jobs for:

  1. Other Backward Classes
  2. Scheduled Castes
  3. Scheduled Tribes
  4. Religious minorities
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Correct answer: A. Other Backward Classes

1. It sparked violent anti-Mandal protests. 2. Jobs were reserved for Other Backward Classes. 3. The Mandal issue shaped politics for years. _Source: syllabus Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 9, Recent Developments in Indian Politics._

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