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Question
As the decade of the eighties came to a close, the country witnessed five developments that were to make a long-lasting impact on our politics. Which of the followings is a few of them?
- First, the most crucial development of this period was the defeat of the Congress party in the elections held in 1989.
- The second development was the rise of the 'Mandal issue' in national politics.
- Third, the economic policy followed by the various governments took a radically different furn.
Options
i & iii
ii & iii
i & ii
i, ii & iii
MCQ
Solution
i, ii & iii
Explanation:
As the decade of the 1980s drew to a conclusion, the country witnessed five events that would have long-term consequences for our politics.
- The fall of the Congress party in the 1989 elections was the most significant event of this period. In this election, the party that had won 415 seats in the Lok Sabha in 1984 was reduced to only 197 seats.
- The advent of the 'Mandal issue' in national politics was the result of the new National Front government's decision in 1990 to adopt the Mandal Commission's proposal that jobs in the central government be reserved for the Other Backward Classes.
- Third, the various countries' economic policies took a fundamentally divergent course. The start of the structural adjustment program, or new economic changes, is referred to as this.
- Fourth, a series of events resulted in the December 1992 demolition of the disputed edifice in Ayodhya (known as Bahri Masjid).
- Finally, the killing of Rajiv Gandhi in May 1991 resulted in a change in the Congress party's leadership. When he was on an electoral campaign visit in Tamil Nadu, he was slain by a Sri Lankan Tamil affiliated with the LTIE.
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Context of the 1990s
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