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Prelims 2024 · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle · Question 3

Consider the following pairs: Party - Its Leader: 1. Bhartiya Jana Sangh - Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee 2. Socialist Party - C. Rajagopalachari 3. Congress for Democracy - Jagjivan Ram 4. Swatantra Party - Acharya Narendra Dev. How many of the above are correctly matched?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. Only three
  4. All four

Answer

Only two

  1. Bharatiya Jana Sangh – Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee: Correct. He founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1951.
  2. Socialist Party – C. Rajagopalachari: Incorrect. C. Rajagopalachari founded the Swatantra Party; the Socialist Party was associated with leaders like Acharya Narendra Dev and Jayaprakash Narayan.
  3. Congress for Democracy – Jagjivan Ram: Correct. Jagjivan Ram founded the Congress for Democracy in 1977 after leaving the Congress.
  4. Swatantra Party – Acharya Narendra Dev: Incorrect. Swatantra Party was founded by C. Rajagopalachari, not Acharya Narendra Dev.

Thus, only two pairs are correctly matched.

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