Controversies of Emergency
Controversies of Emergency: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Necessity of Emergency, Controversies of Emergency, Lessons of Emergency and Actual Implementation of Emergency etc.
Important Questions on Controversies of Emergency
Which of the following are the lessons learnt during the Emergency?
Should the President have declared Emergency without any recommendation from the Cabinet?
Which states have secessionist demands on account of tribal identity?
Which states are associated with socio-religious identity leading to statehood?
What caused splits in the Congress and Janata parties during this period?
Why are the authors describing the period around 1977 as close to a two-party system despite the presence of many more parties?
What made the party system in India look like a two-party system in 1977?
How did the imposition of Emergency affect the party system in India?
How did the Emergency affect the working of the Police and Bureaucracy?
What was the impact of the Emergency on the functioning of Mass Media?
What were the reasons that allowed the Opposition to come into power at the Centre for the first time in 1977?
What were the key findings of the Shah Commission?
Why was the Shah Commission appointed in 1977?
Who led the Students’ Protest in Bihar?
Who is linked with the slogan ‘Garibi hatao’?
Is the Railway Strike of 1974 connected to the Emergency proclamation?
Is the call for ‘Total Revolution’ related to the Emergency proclamation?
Did the split within the Congress party contribute to its defeat in 1967?
What were the internal factions within the Congress party, and how did they affect its functioning?
