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IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

1. 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 interest,…. 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?

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2. Many people think that a two-party system is required for successful democracy. Drawing from India’s experience of last twenty years, write an essay on what advantages the present party system in India has.

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3. In spite of the decline of Congress dominance the Congress party continues to influence politics in the country. Do you agree? Give reasons.

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4. Trace the emergence of BJP as a significant force in post-Emergency politics.

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5. “In the new era of coalition politics, political parties are not aligning or realigning on the basis of ideology.” What arguments would you put forward to support or oppose this statement?

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6. State the main issues in Indian politics in the period after 1989. What different configurations of political parties these differences lead to?

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8. Unscramble a bunch of disarranged press clipping file of Unni-Munni… and arrange the file chronologically.
   
   (a) Mandal Recommendations and Anti Reservation Stir.
   (b) Formation of Janata Dal.
   (c) The demolition of Babri Masjid.
   (d) Assassination of India Gandhi.
   (e) The formation of NDA government.
   (f) Godhra incident and its fallout.
   (g) Formation of UPA government.

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9. 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 Mising brothers and sisters are our dear ones.’
   Sanjib Baruah
   
   (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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10. Regional demands from different parts of India exemplify the principle of unity with diversity. Do you agree? Give reasons.

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