CLASS 12 · NCERT GEOGRAPHY · CH 6: CRISIS OF THE DEMOCRATIC ORDER (NCERT CLASS 12 — POLITICS IN INDIA SINCE INDEPENDENCE)
Crisis of the Democratic Order ⚠️
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Key locations covered (10)
- Emergency — Causes — India
- Suspension of Rights — India
- Press Censorship — India
- Forced Sterilisation — India
- 42nd Amendment 1976 — India
- Shah Commission — India
- 44th Amendment 1978 — India
- Janata Party Government 1977-79 — India
- Lessons of Emergency — India
- 1980 — Indira's Return — India
Sample questions (12 of 43)
Three main causes of Emergency?
Allahabad HC verdict; JP movement; economic crisis.
Article invoked?
Article 352.
Recommendation by?
Cabinet (post-facto); Indira directly recommended to President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed.
Which chapter discusses 'Emergency — Causes'?
NCERT Class 12 — Crisis of the Democratic Order.
Which Article suspended FRs?
Article 359.
ADM Jabalpur 1976 verdict?
SC held even right to life can be suspended; widely criticised, overruled by Puttaswamy 2017.
Who was the lone dissenting judge?
Justice H.R. Khanna.
Which chapter discusses 'Suspension of Rights'?
NCERT Class 12 — Crisis of the Democratic Order.
Was the press censored?
Yes — strict pre-censorship of all publications.
Famous slogan?
'In the era of censorship, journalism has perished'.
Number of arrests under Emergency?
Around 1,11,000 detained under MISA + DIR.
Which chapter discusses 'Press Censorship'?
NCERT Class 12 — Crisis of the Democratic Order.
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About this topic
This topic is part of the NCERT Class 12 Geography syllabus, drawn from the chapter Ch 6: Crisis of the Democratic Order (NCERT Class 12 — Politics in India Since Independence). Content is cross-referenced against the latest NCERT textbook editions + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra for history; G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh for geography; the UPSC Civil Services prelims + mains syllabus).
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