Match List-I with List-II
| List-I (Events) | List-II (Year) | ||
| (A) | Jayaprakash Narayan organised a massive demonstration in Ramlila grounds | (I) | 25 June 1975 |
| (B) | Supreme Court granted Indira Gandhi partial stay on Allahabad High Court order related to her Lok Sabha elections | (II) | 24 June 1975 |
| (C) | The Cabinet was informed about Emergency at a special meeting | (III) | 26 June 1975 |
| (D) | Justice Jagmohan Lal Sinha ruled that Indira Gandhi’s election to the Lok Sabha as invalid | (IV) | 12 June 1975 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) – (I), (B) – (II), (C) – (III), (D) – (IV)
(A) Jayaprakash Narayan organised a massive demonstration in Ramlila grounds — this matches (I) 25 June 1975.
(B) Supreme Court granted Indira Gandhi partial stay on Allahabad High Court order related to her Lok Sabha elections — this matches (II) 24 June 1975.
(C) The Cabinet was informed about Emergency at a special meeting — this matches (III) 26 June 1975. The meeting was at 6 a.m., after the Emergency had been proclaimed.
(D) Justice Jagmohan Lal Sinha ruled that Indira Gandhi’s election to the Lok Sabha as invalid — this matches (IV) 12 June 1975.
NCERT (2025-26): “Declaration of Emergency On 12 June 1975, Justice Jagmohan Lal Sinha of the Allahabad High Court passed a judgment declaring Indira Gandhi’s election to the Lok Sabha invalid.… Declaration of Emergency … On June 24, the Supreme Court granted her a partial stay on the High Court order – till her appeal was decided, she could remain an MP but could not take part in the proceedings of the Lok Sabha. Crisis and response … The stage was now set for a big political confrontation. The opposition political parties led by Jayaprakash Narayan pressed for Indira Gandhi’s resignation and organised a massive demonstration in Delhi’s Ramlila grounds on 25 June 1975.… Crisis and response … On the night of 25 June 1975, the Prime Minister recommended the imposition of Emergency to President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed. He issued the proclamation immediately. After midnight, the electricity to all the major newspaper offices was disconnected. In the early morning, a large number of leaders and workers of the opposition parties were arrested. The Cabinet was informed about it at a special meeting at 6 a.m. on 26 June, after all this had taken place.” |