Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Recent Developments in Indian Politics

Question:

Choose the pair which is incorrectly matched.

Options:

Rise of the Mandal issue - 1990

Era of Coalition - 1989

Operation Blue Star - 1983

Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi - 1991

Correct Answer:

Operation Blue Star - 1983

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3: Operation Blue Star - 1983

Operation Blue Star was conducted in June 1984, not 1983.

Soon, the leadership of the movement passed from the moderate Akalis to the extremist elements and took the form of armed insurgency. These militants made their headquarters inside the Sikh holy shrine, the Golden Temple in Amritsar, and turned it into an armed fortress. In June 1984, the Government of India carried out ‘Operation Blue Star’, code name for army action in the Golden Temple. In this operation, the government could successfully flush out the militants, but it also damaged the historic temple and deeply hurt the sentiments of the Sikhs. A large proportion of Sikhs in India and abroad saw the military operation as an attack on their faith and this gave further impetus to militant and extremist groups.