‘Was the declaration of emergency in 1975 necessary?’ Support your answer with any three suitable arguments.
Or
Explain any three lessons learnt from the emergency imposed in 1975.
Yes, the declaration of Emergency in 1975 was necessary.
Arguments:
(i) Internal disturbances and agitations in the country.
(ii) Grave crises had arisen which made the proclamation necessary.
(iii) Political mood of the country had turned hostile.
Or
Lesson learnt from Emergency:
(i) One lesson of Emergency is that it is extremely difficult to do away with democracy in India.
(ii) It brought out some ambiguities regarding the Emergency provisions in the Constitution that have been rectified since.
(iii) Emergency made every one more aware of the value of civil liberties.
Analyse any three lessons learnt from the emergency of 1975.
OR
Analyse any three major factors which led the popularity of Indira Gandhi’s government in the early 1970s.
Describe any three elements of growing consensus among most of the political parties of India after 1989.
Why is emergency considered to be one of the most controversial episodes
in Indian politics? Analyse any three reasons.
Why was the national emergency declared in India on June 25, 1975? Analyse any three consequences of this emergency.
OR
Evaluate any three factors which were responsible for Indira Gandhi’s achieving a thumping majority in 1971 Lok Sabha elections.
