Question

The above passage refers to which general elections to the Lok Sabha ?

• A. 4^th
• B. 5^th
• C. 6^th
• D. 7^th
• A. Ch. Charan Singh
• B. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
• C. L.K. Advani
• D. Chandra Shekhar
• A. Gujarat
• B. West Bengal
• C. Rajasthan
• D. Jammu and Kashmir
• A. 540
• B. 541
• C. 542
• D. 543

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Understand the question:
The passage describes the first election in which the Congress was defeated at the Centre after independence.
The Janata Party and its allies won 330 seats and the Congress won 154. We must name which Lok Sabha election this was.

Step 2: Recall the fact:
The Emergency was imposed in June 1975 and lifted in January 1977. Elections were held in March 1977.
These were the sixth general elections to the Lok Sabha. Morarji Desai became Prime Minister.

Step 3: Check the options:
The 4th elections were held in 1967, when the Congress lost many states but kept power at the Centre. So (A) is wrong.
The 5th elections were held in 1971, won by Indira Gandhi on the slogan of Garibi Hatao. So (B) is wrong.
The 6th elections were held in 1977 and match the passage. So (C) is correct.
The 7th elections were held in 1980, when the Congress returned to power. So (D) is wrong.

Final Answer:
The passage refers to the 6th Lok Sabha elections of 1977, option (C).

Answer 2

Step 1: Understand the question:
The question asks who became Deputy Prime Minister after the Janata Party came to power in 1977.

Step 2: Recall the fact:
After the 1977 elections, Morarji Desai became Prime Minister of the Janata government.
Charan Singh joined as Home Minister and became Deputy Prime Minister in 1979, along with Jagjivan Ram.

Step 3: Check the options:
Ch. Charan Singh held the post of Deputy Prime Minister, so (A) is correct.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was External Affairs Minister in that government, not Deputy Prime Minister. So (B) is wrong.
L.K. Advani was the Minister for Information and Broadcasting. So (C) is wrong.
Chandra Shekhar was the President of the Janata Party, not Deputy Prime Minister. So (D) is wrong.

Final Answer:
Charan Singh was the Deputy Prime Minister, option (A).

Answer 3

Step 1: Understand the question:
The passage is about the 1977 Lok Sabha elections, in which the Congress lost badly in north India.
We are asked to name the state where it won only one seat.

Step 2: Recall the fact:
In Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab the Congress won nothing at all.
In Rajasthan the Congress won only one seat out of 25, while the Janata Party took the rest.

Step 3: Check the options:
In Gujarat the Congress held on to several seats, so (A) is wrong.
In West Bengal the Congress also won more than one seat, so (B) is wrong.
In Rajasthan the Congress won only one seat, so (C) is correct.
In Jammu and Kashmir the Congress won more than one seat, so (D) is wrong.

Final Answer:
The state is Rajasthan, option (C).

Answer 4

Step 1: Understand the question:
The question asks for the total number of Lok Sabha seats for which elections are held.

Step 2: Recall the fact:
The Lok Sabha has 543 elected seats. Each seat is filled by direct vote from a single member constituency.
The Constitution sets a ceiling of 550 members from the states, and until 2020 two Anglo-Indian members could be nominated.

Step 3: Check the options:
540 is below the actual number, so (A) is wrong.
541 is also wrong, so (B) is wrong.
542 is close, but it is not the number of seats today, so (C) is wrong.
543 is the number of constituencies, so (D) is correct.

Final Answer:
Elections are held for 543 Lok Sabha seats, option (D).