Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

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

Question:

Which among the following policies was not initiated by Indira Gandhi?

Options:

Abolition of Privy Purse

Right to information

Nationalisation of banks

Nuclear test and environmental protection

Correct Answer:

Right to information

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Right to information

  • Abolition of Privy Purse (1971) → Initiated by Indira Gandhi to end the privileges of former princes.

  • Nationalisation of Banks (1969) → A landmark decision under Indira Gandhi.

  • Nuclear Test (Smiling Buddha, 1974) and steps toward environmental protection (like during the 1972 Stockholm Conference) → Both under Indira Gandhi.

  • Right to Information (RTI) → Came much later, formally enacted in 2005 during Manmohan Singh’s government, not Indira Gandhi’s time.