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Study the cartoon given below and answer following questions:

(i) Identify any four national leaders from the above cartoon and mention the serial number of each.

(ii) Which was the most controversial issue of the period related to leader No.2 as Prime Minister of India?

(iii) What was the position of the party led by leader No.1 in the Lok Sabha elections of 1989?

Answer:

(i)         1. Rajiv Gandhi.

2. V. P. Singh

3. L. K. Advani

4. Devi Lal

5. Jyoti Basu

6. Chander Shekhar

7. N. T. Rama Rao

8. P. K. Mahanto

9. K. Karunanidhi

(ii) Implementation of Mandal Commission recommendation.

(iii) The party lead by leader no. 1 was badly affected in 1989 and could not muster clear majority (reduced from 415 to 189).