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UPSC CSE 2024 · PYQ · Political Parties / Founders · medium

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. A.Only one
  2. B.Only two✓ Correct
  3. C.Only three
  4. D.All four

Explanation

Bharatiya Jana Sangh was founded by Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee in 1951 — correctly matched. Congress for Democracy was founded by Jagjivan Ram in 1977 — correctly matched. The Socialist Party was founded by leaders like Acharya Narendra Dev and Jayaprakash Narayan, not C. Rajagopalachari. The Swatantra Party was founded by C. Rajagopalachari in 1959, not Acharya Narendra Dev. Hence only two pairs (1 and 3) are correctly matched.
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