UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2024

Consider the following pairs: 1. Bharatiya 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

Correct Answer

Only two

Explanation

Pairs 1 and 3 are correctly matched. Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, and Jagjivan Ram founded the Congress for Democracy in 1977. Pair 2 is incorrect: C. Rajagopalachari founded the Swatantra Party, not the Socialist Party. Pair 4 is incorrect: Acharya Narendra Dev was a prominent socialist leader, not the founder of the Swatantra Party. Thus, only two pairs are correct.

Topics: history, modern indian political history, party founders and leaders, political parties