Political Science · Political Processes in India
Choose the correct statement(s) about the democratic upsurges in India.
- 1. The First Democratic Upsurge was in the 1960s, marked by Dalits entering the Congress 'rainbow' coalition.
- 2. The Second Democratic Upsurge was in the 1990s, marked by the rising political participation of the OBCs.
AOnly 1
BOnly 2 ✓ Correct
CBoth 1 and 2
DNeither 1 nor 2
Correct answer: (B) Only 2 — Only statement 2 is correct, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Only statement 2 is correct, so that is the answer.
★The Second Democratic Upsurge of the 1990s saw the OBCs assert themselves.
★This is the core of Yogendra Yadav's analysis.
★Statement 1 is wrong, since Dalit assertion belongs to a later upsurge.
★The First Upsurge meant the broad entry of ordinary voters.
★So the Dalit-Congress link in statement 1 is misplaced.
★Thus the answer is only statement 2.
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