Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System

Question:

Which of the following was one of the first decisions of the Indira Gandhi government, formed after the death of Lal Bahadur Shastra?

Options:

To devaluate the Indian rupee

To privatize the banks

To oppose imposition of Hindi

To form a coalition government

Correct Answer:

To devaluate the Indian rupee

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → To devaluate the Indian rupee

One of the first decisions of the Indira Gandhi government was to devaluate the Indian rupee, under what was seen to be pressure from the US. Earlier one US dollar could be purchased for less than Rs. 5; after devaluation it cost more than Rs. 7.