GS PrelimsPolityEmergency Provisions2009 During which Five Year Plan was the Emergency clamped, new elections took place and the Janata Party was elected ?
Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation
1. The Emergency in India was declared on 25th June 1975 and lasted until 21st March 1977.
2. This period fell within the duration of the Fifth Five Year Plan, which was scheduled from 1974 to 1979 (though terminated a year early in 1978 by the new government).
3. Following the lifting of the Emergency, new elections took place in 1977.
4. The Janata Party, a coalition of parties opposing the ruling Congress party, won these elections and formed the government.
5. Thus, the Emergency, subsequent elections, and the election of the Janata Party all occurred during the Fifth Five Year Plan.
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