UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Coup in Argentina: Mrs. Peron ousted and arrested

Question 1

Isabel Martínez de Perón held the office of President of Argentina for a period closest to:

Accepted Answer

20 months

Answer

9 months

Answer

3 years

Answer

5 years

Question 2

Following the March 1976 coup, the head of the junta who was installed as President of Argentina was drawn from which branch of the armed forces?

Accepted Answer

Army

Answer

Navy

Answer

Air Force

Answer

Federal Police

Question 3

Perón's 'Third Position' positioned Justicialismo as a path between how many rival economic-political systems?

Accepted Answer

Two

Answer

Three

Answer

Four

Answer

Five

Question 4

ESMA, the principal clandestine detention centre of the Dirty War and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was operated by which branch of the Argentine armed forces?

Accepted Answer

Navy

Answer

Army

Answer

Air Force

Answer

Gendarmerie

Question 5

Operation Condor, the coordinated campaign of repression among South American dictatorships, was implemented by how many participating countries?

Accepted Answer

Six

Answer

Three

Answer

Four

Answer

Nine

Question 6

Hyperinflation under Isabel Perón's government, a key trigger of the instability preceding the 1976 coup, is estimated to have approached approximately what annual rate?

Accepted Answer

450 per cent

Answer

45 per cent

Answer

150 per cent

Answer

1,200 per cent

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Coup in Argentina: Mrs. Peron ousted and arrested

Q1. Isabel Martínez de Perón held the office of President of Argentina for a period closest to:

Q2. Following the March 1976 coup, the head of the junta who was installed as President of Argentina was drawn from which branch of the armed forces?

Q3. Perón's 'Third Position' positioned Justicialismo as a path between how many rival economic-political systems?

Q4. ESMA, the principal clandestine detention centre of the Dirty War and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was operated by which branch of the Argentine armed forces?

Q5. Operation Condor, the coordinated campaign of repression among South American dictatorships, was implemented by how many participating countries?

Q6. Hyperinflation under Isabel Perón's government, a key trigger of the instability preceding the 1976 coup, is estimated to have approached approximately what annual rate?