(i) The Bangladesh crisis had put a heavy strain on India’s economy. About eight million people crossed over the East Pakistan border into India. This was followed by war with Pakistan.
(ii) After the Indo-Pak war of 1965, the US government had stopped all aid to India.
(iii) In the international market the manifold increase in oil prices led to an all-round increase in prices of commodities. Such level of inflation caused much hardship to the people.
(iv) Industrial growth was low and unemployment was very high, particularly in rural areas.
(v) In order to reduce expenditure, the government froze the salaries of its employees. This caused further dissatisfaction among the goverment employees.
(vi) Food grain output declined by 8 per cent.
‘In the background of the ruling of the ______ Court in the ________ case, an amendment was made declaring that elections of ________,________ and Vice President could not be challenged in the court’.
| A. Justice Jagmohan Lai Singh | (i) Chief Justice of India |
| B. Justice A.N. Ray | (ii) Allahabad High Court |
| C. Jayaprakash Narayan | (iii) Fast in Gujarat |
| D. Morarji Desai | (iv) March to Parliament |
