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Politics in India since Independence

Class 12 · Polity

Ch 2 · Era of One-party Dominance

Real UPSC Prelims questions from 2016–2026, linked to this book. Try each one first, then open the answer. 2026 answers follow UPSC's provisional answer key.

Prelims 2024 · Q73

Consider the following pairs:

Party : Its Leader

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?

(a)Only one
(b)Only two
(c)Only three
(d)All four

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UPSC's answer: (b)

NCERT answers it: Class 12 Politics in India since Independence, Ch 2 (Era of One-party Dominance); Class 12 Politics in India since Independence, Ch 6 (The Crisis of Democratic Order).

Politics in India since Independence: Shyama Prasad Mukherjee founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (ch 2), and Jagjivan Ram led the Congress for Democracy (ch 6). But Acharya Narendra Dev led the Socialist Party (ch 2). So pairs 1 and 3 only: (b).

Hindi version: UPSC's official question paper (2024), question 73 ↗

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