Read the passage and answer the questions below:
Party politics in India has confronted numerous challenges. Not only
has the Congress system destroyed itself, but the fragmentation of the
Congress coalition has triggered a new emphasis on self-representation
which raises questions about the party system and its capacity to
accommodate diverse interests, …. . An important test facing the polity is
to evolve a party system or political parties that can effectively articulate
and aggregate a variety of interests. — Zoya Hasan
(a) Write a short note on what the author calls challenges of the
party system in the light of what you have read in this chapter.
(b) Given an example from this chapter of the lack of accommodation
and aggregation mentioned in this passage.
(c) Why is it necessary for parties to accommodate and aggregate
variety of interests?
Many people think that a two-party system is required for successful
democracy. Drawing from India’s experience of last 30 years, write an
essay on what advantages the present party system in India has.
In spite of the decline of Congress dominance, the Congress party
continues to influence politics in the country. Do you agree? Give reasons.
Trace the emergence of BJP as a significant force in post-Emergency
politics.
“In the new era of coalition politics, political parties are not aligning or re-
aligning on the basis of ideology.” What arguments would you put forward
to support or oppose this statement?
State the main issues in Indian politics in the period after 1989. What
different configurations of political parties these differences lead to?
Match the following.
(a) Politics of Consensus i. Shah Bano case
(b) Caste based parties ii. Rise of OBCs
(c) Personal Law and iii. Coalition government
Gender Justice iv. Agreement on Economic
(d) Growing strength of policies
Regional parties
Unscramble a bunch of disarranged press clipping file of Unni-Munni…
and arrange the file chronologically.
(a) Implementation of the recommendation of the Mandal Commission
(b) Formation of the Janata Dal
(c) Supreme court Judgment on the Ram Janmabhoomi
(d) Assassination of Indira Gandhi
(e) The formation of NDA government
(f) Formation of the UPA government
Read the passage and answer the questions below:
One of Hazarika’s songs.. … dwells on the unity theme; the seven
states of north-eastern India become seven sisters born of the same
mother. …. ‘Meghalaya went own way…., Arunachal too separated and Mizoram appeared in Assam’s gateway as a groom to marry
another daughter.’ ….. …. .. The song ends with a determination to
keep the unity of the Assamese with other smaller nationalities that are
left in the present-day Assam – ‘the Karbis and the Missing brothers
and sisters are our dear ones.’ — Sඉඖඒඑඊ Bඉකඝඉඐ
(a) Which unity is the poet talking about?
(b) Why were some States of North-East created separately out of
the erstwhile State of Assam?
(c) Do you think that the same theme of unity could apply to all the
regions of India? Why?
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