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As a student of political science, which three lessons do you learn from the Emergency imposed in 1975 ?

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Suggest any three steps that could have helped the Congress Party to avert a split in 1969.


Lessons learned from the Emergency imposed in 1975 are :


a. Democracy is an integral part of the Indian political system. One cannot change the democratic system of government.


b. It amended that internal emergency can be called only on the grounds of armed rebellion.


c. People became aware of civil liberties and their rights.
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Three steps which could have helped Congress Party to avert split of 1969 are:


a. Deteriorating economic conditions could have been taken care of instead of serving the poor at the time of political split to gain support.


b. Members of Syndicate could have been given importance and Indira Gandhi could have asked for their suggestions even if she was willing to gain control of her party, to avert their opposition.


c. The differences during the Presidential election could have been met by table-talks.


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Describe any three elements of consensus that appear to have emerged among most political parties in India in the midst of severe competition and many conflicts.

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Describe the importance of regional aspirations, power sharing and the regional balance in democratic politics of India.


 25

‘‘Dominance of the Congress Party in the first three general elections in India, had no negative effect on the democratic nature of Indian politics.’’ Give any three arguments to support the statement.

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‘‘The model of mixed economy adopted by India was criticised openly from the left and the right.’’ Give any three arguments to support the statement.


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Explain any four issues because of which globalisation is criticised all over the world.

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Explain any four environmental concerns that have become the issues of contemporary global politics.


 4

Identify the ideology of the Socialist Party which distinguished it both from the Congress as well as the Communists.