HARD
12th CBSE
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

What’s so special about India being a democracy? Sooner or later every country has become a democracy, isn’t it?

Important Questions on Era of One-Party Dominance

HARD
12th CBSE
IMPORTANT
Politics in India since Independence>Chapter 2 - Era of One-Party Dominance>Q 2

Question Image

From the above Map, identify the places where Congress had a strong presence. In which states did other parties perform reasonably well?

HARD
12th CBSE
IMPORTANT
Politics in India since Independence>Chapter 2 - Era of One-Party Dominance>Q 3
Earlier we had coalition in a party, now we have coalition of parties. Does it mean that we have had a coalition government since 1952 ?
HARD
12th CBSE
IMPORTANT
Politics in India since Independence>Chapter 2 - Era of One-Party Dominance>Q 4
The First General Elections in 1952 involved simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and _____ (The President of India/ State Assemblies/ Rajya Sabha/ The Prime Minister)
HARD
12th CBSE
IMPORTANT
Politics in India since Independence>Chapter 2 - Era of One-Party Dominance>Q 5
The party that won the second largest number of Lok Sabha seats in the first elections was the _____ (Praja Socialist Party/ Bharatiya Jana Sangh/ Communist Party of India/Bharatiya Janata Party)
HARD
12th CBSE
IMPORTANT
Politics in India since Independence>Chapter 2 - Era of One-Party Dominance>Q 6
One of the guiding principles of the Swatantra Party was _____ (Working class interests/ economy free from State control)
EASY
12th CBSE
IMPORTANT
Politics in India since Independence>Chapter 2 - Era of One-Party Dominance>Q 8

One-party dominance is rooted in the absence of strong alternative political parties.

EASY
12th CBSE
IMPORTANT
Politics in India since Independence>Chapter 2 - Era of One-Party Dominance>Q 9
One-party dominance occurs because of weak public opinion.
HARD
12th CBSE
IMPORTANT
Politics in India since Independence>Chapter 2 - Era of One-Party Dominance>Q 10
One-party dominance is linked to the nation’s colonial past.