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The Crisis Of Democratic Order

Question
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Examine the conditions responsible for the growth of Naxalite Movement in India.

Solution

Suggest ways and means to crush it.  Conditions responsible for the growth of Naxalite Movement :-

i) Social and economic injustice prevailing in the society.

ii) Forced labour.

iii) Expropriation of resources by outsiders.

  Suggestions to crush Naxalite Movement:-

i) Government should provide the basic rights to the people of backward areas and Adivasis.

ii) Forced labour and exploitation by money-lenders must be stopped.

iii) The Government should follow constitutional norms while dealing with the Naxalites.

Some More Questions From The Crisis of Democratic Order Chapter

Match the following :

What were the reasons which led to the mid-term elections in 1980 ?

The Shah Commission was appointed in 1977 by the Janata Party Government. Why was it appointed and what were its findings ?

What reasons did the Government give for declaring a National Emergency in 1975 ?

The 1977 elections for the first time saw the Opposition coming into power at the Centre. What would you consider as the reasons for this development ?

Discuss the effects of Emergency on the following aspects of our polity :

• Effects on civil liberties for citizens.

• Impact on relationship between the Executive and Judiciary.

• Functioning of Mass Media.

• Working of the Police and Bureaucracy.

In what way did the imposition of Emergency affect the party system in India ? Elaborate your answer with examples.

Read the passage and answer the questions below :

Indian democracy was never so close to a two-party system as it was during the 1977 elections. However, the next few years saw a complete change. Soon after its defeat, the Indian National Congress split into two groups ................ The Janata Party also went through major convulsions ........ David Butler, Ashok Lahiri and Prannoy Roy. –Partha Chatterjee

(a) What made the party system in India look like a two-party system in 1977 ?

(b) Many more than two parties existed in 1977. Why then are the authors describing this period as close to a two-party system ?

(c) What caused splits in Congress and the Janata parties ?

Describe the main causes for students unrest in Gujarat and Bihar in 1974.

Where did the Naxalite Movement begin is 1967 ?