Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Crisis of democratic Order

Question:

Which of the following organizations was banned by the government apprehending social and communal disharmony when the emergency was invoked in 1975?

Options:

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)

Jamait-e-Islami.

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2.

Correct Answer:

Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

Proclamation of Emergency by Indira Gandhi brought the agitation to an abrupt stop; strikes were banned; many opposition leaders were put in jail; the political situation became very quiet though tense. Deciding to use its special powers under Emergency provisions, the government suspended the freedom of the Press. Newspapers were asked to get prior approval for all material to be published. This is known as press censorship.

Apprehending social and communal disharmony, the government banned Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Jamait-e-Islami.