Which one of the following is not correct regarding the political changes during the 1990s?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → The Ram Janmabhoomi Temple Movement culminated in construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya following the decision of the constitutional bench of the Allahabad High Court in 2020.
Option (1) The economic policy took a radical turn with the introduction of the Structural Adjustment Programme or the new economic reforms. True. The economic policy followed by the various governments took a radically different turn, known as the structural adjustment programme or the new economic reforms. Started by Rajiv Gandhi, these changes became very visible in 1991.
Option (2) The demise of Rajiv Gandhi in May 1991 led to change in leadership of the Congress Party. True. After his assassination, the party chose Narsimha Rao as the Prime Minister.
Option (3) The elections of 1989 marked the end of what political scientists have called the ‘Congress system’. True.
Option (4) The Ram Janmabhoomi Temple Movement culminated in construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya following the decision of the constitutional bench of the Allahabad High Court in 2020. False. The decision was given by the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court, announced on November 9, 2019.
NCERT (2025-26): “Context of the 1990s … The party that had won as many as 415 seats in the Lok Sabha in 1984 was reduced to only 197 in this election. The Congress improved its performance and came back to power soon after the mid-term elections held in 1991. But the elections of 1989 marked the end of what political scientists have called the ‘Congress system’. To be sure, the Congress remained an important party and ruled the country more than any other party even in this period since 1989. But it lost the kind of centrality it earlier enjoyed in the party system. Context of the 1990s … The Ram Janmabhoomi Temple Movement, becoming the central issue, transformed the direction of the discourse on secularism and democracy. These changes culminated in the construction of the Ram Temple at Ayodhya following the decision of the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court (which was announced on November 9, 2019).…”
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