NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Political Science II Chapter 6 The Crisis Of Democratic Order

Ans : (a) Correct 
(b) Correct 
(c) Wrong 
(d) Correct 
(e) Correct. 

Ans : (c) The Naxalite Movement 

Ans : (a)-(iii) 
(b)-(i) 
(c)-(ii) 
(d)-(iv) 

Ans : 1. Janata party lacked direction, leadership and a common programme 
2. Janata party government could not bring a fundamental change in policies pursued by Congress. 
3. There was a split in Janata Party and the government led by Morarji Desai which lost its majority in less than 18 months. 
4. Charan Singh government was formed due to support of Congress party which later decided to withdraw its support resulting resignation of Charan Singh government within four months. 
5. All the above mentioned reasons led midterm elections of 1980, which defeated Janata Party and again Congress led by Indira Gandhi came back to power by winning 353 seats. 

Ans : The Shah commission was appointed in May 1977 by Janata Party government which was headed by JC Shah, retired chief justice of Supreme Court of India to look into the matters of: 
1. Allegations of abuse of authority, excesses and malpractices as well as actions taken in the name of emergency proclaimed on 25 June 1975. 
2. The Commission performed to examine various evidences to give testimonies even including Indira Gandhi to appear before Commission, but she refused to answer any questions. Findings of Shah Commission: 
(a) It found many 'excesses' committed during Emergency. 
(b) Under preventive detention laws nearly one lakh eleven thousand people were arrested. 
(c) Press censorship took place without any proper legal sanctions. 
(d) Even general manager of Delhi Power Supply Corporation received verbal orders from the officers of the Lt. Governor of Delhi to cut electricity to all newspapers press at 2 a.m. on 26 June 1975.