TextBook Solutions for Maharashtra Board Class 12 Political Science Politics In India Since Independence Chapter 2 Era Of One-party Dominance

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TextBook Solutions for Maharashtra Board Class 12 Political Science Politics In India Since Independence Chapter 2 Era Of One-party Dominance

Question 1

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The First General Elections in 1952 involved simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and ________ (The President of India/State Assemblies/Rajya Sabba/The Prime Minister)

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State Assemblies.

Question 2

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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)

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Question 3

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One of the guiding principles of the ideology of the Swatantra Party was ________ (Working class interests/ protection of Princely States/economy free from State control/Autonomy of States within the Union)

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Question 4

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Match the following leaders listed in List A with the parties in List B:
A. S.A. Dangc (i) Bharatiya Jana Sangh
B. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (ii) Swatantra Party
C. Minoo Masani (iii) Praja Socialist Party
D. Asoka Mehta (iv) Communist Party of India

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Question 5

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Four statements regarding one-party dominance are given below. Mark each of them as true or false:

A.
One-party dominance is rooted in the absence of strong alternative political parties.
B.
One-party dominance occurs because of weak public opinion.
C.
One-party dominance is linked to the nation¹s colonial past.
D.
One-party dominance reflects the absence of democratic ideals in a country.

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Question 6

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If Bharatiya Jana Sangh or the Communist Party of India had formed the government after the first election, in which respects would the policies of the government have been different ? Specify three differences each for both the parties.

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Question 7

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In what sense was the Congress an ideological coalition ? Mention the various ideological currents present within the Congress.

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Question 8

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Did the prevalence of a ‘one-party dominant system’ affect adversely the democratic nature of Indian politics ?

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Question 9

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Bring out three differences each between Socialist parties and the Communist Party and between Bharatiya Jana Sangh and Swatantra Party.

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Question 10

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What would you consider as the main differences between Mexico and India under one-party domination ?