Following the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi,
a. Kashmir was ceded to Pakistan.
b. the Congress Party began to increase its political hold over the Indian people.
c. the Indian economy showed its first signs of a slowdown since 1950.
d. the Bharatiya Janata Party began to directly challenge the Congress Party for power.
e. relations between Hindus and Muslims improved rapidly.
Question 2
Which of the following statements is accurate regarding Indian developments after the death of Nehru?
a. The following government produced dramatic policy shifts.
b. Indira Gandhi retreated from the bold economic and social program of her father.
c. Cold War politics led to the tensions that provoked Sikhs to assassinate Indira Gandhi.
d. Rajiv Gandhi weakened the socialist programs of his mother and grandfather.
e. Nehru's successors implemented a true Marxist program.
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