A dispute over one site in Ayodhya, argued over for generations, reached a violent turning point on 6 December 1992. Working out what that moment meant, legally and politically, took more than three decades and two entirely separate court cases.
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Q1. On what date was the Ram Mandir’s consecration ceremony (Pran Pratishtha) held at the Ayodhya site?
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Answer: B
The Ram Mandir’s consecration ceremony was held on 22 January 2024, performed by PM Modi as the culmination of a multi-day ceremony, roughly 32 years after the original demolition.
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Q2. What was the outcome of the separate CBI criminal conspiracy case over the Babri Masjid demolition, decided on 30 September 2020?
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Answer: D
A special CBI court in Lucknow acquitted all 32 accused on 30 September 2020, ruling the demolition was not proven to be pre-planned. This is a wholly separate case from the 2019 civil title verdict — different court, different year, different legal question.
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Q3. In its 9 November 2019 verdict, what did the Supreme Court order regarding the disputed site and a new mosque?
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Answer: D
The Supreme Court awarded the entire 2.77 acres to a trust for temple construction, overturning the Allahabad High Court’s earlier three-way split, and separately ordered 5 acres elsewhere in Ayodhya be given to the Sunni Central Waqf Board for a new mosque.
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Q4. In February 1986, a Faizabad district judge ordered what action regarding the disputed Ayodhya site?
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Answer: C
On 1 February 1986, a Faizabad district judge ordered the site’s locks removed, allowing Hindu worship there again — a decision that sharpened the dispute rather than resolving it.
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Q5. On what date was the Babri Masjid demolished in Ayodhya?
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Answer: B
The Babri Masjid was demolished on 6 December 1992 by a large crowd of kar sevaks, triggering widespread communal riots across India.
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Q6. The land dispute over the Babri Masjid site was finally resolved by the Supreme Court in which year, ruling for a Hindu temple to be built there?
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Answer: A
The land dispute was finally resolved by the Supreme Court in 2019, which ruled that the disputed site be used for constructing a Hindu temple.
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Q7. Which commission was set up to investigate the Babri Masjid demolition, taking many years to complete its inquiry and submit its final report?
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Answer: A
The Liberhan Commission was set up to investigate the demolition, taking many years to complete its inquiry and submit its final report.
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Q8. The Babri Masjid demolition triggered widespread violence of what kind across India, killing thousands of people?
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Answer: A
The demolition triggered widespread communal riots across India, in which thousands of people were killed.
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Q9. The Babri Masjid site was claimed by Hindu groups to be the birthplace of which deity, central to the long-running dispute over the site?
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Answer: A
The site was claimed by Hindu groups to be the birthplace of Lord Rama, a claim central to the long-running dispute over the site’s ownership.
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Q10. The Babri Masjid, a mosque in Ayodhya, was demolished by a large crowd of activists on which date?
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Answer: A
The Babri Masjid, a mosque in Ayodhya, was demolished by a large crowd of activists on 6 December 1992.
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