📈 EconomyUPSC 2009Fundamentals of Economy

During which Five Year Plan was the Emergency clamped, new elections took place and the Janata Party was elected?

aThird
bFourth
cFifth
dSixth
✓ Correct answer: c) Fifth
ExplanationThe Emergency (1975–1977) was declared during the Fifth Five-Year Plan (1974–1979).It was a politically turbulent period marked by restrictions on civil liberties.In 1977, general elections were held, resulting in the defeat of the Congress party and the formation of the Janata Party government, ending In- dira Gandhi’s rule.23

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