Q73 · UPSC Prelims 2024 · Set A · Art and Culture

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Consider the following pairs:Party Its Leader1.Bhartiya Jana Sangh Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee2.Socialist Party C. Rajagopalachari3.Congress for Democracy Jagjivan Ram4.Swatantra Party Acharya Narendra DevHow many of the above are correctly matched?

A Only one
B Only two
C Only three
D All four

Correct answer: (b) Only two

Explanation

  1. A

    Only one

    Only one. Two of the four party–leader rows are right.

  2. B

    Only two

    Only two. Jana Sangh–Mukherjee and Congress for Democracy–Jagjivan Ram hold.

  3. C

    Only three

    Only three. Over-counts the two swapped socialist/Swatantra leaders.

  4. D

    All four

    All four. Socialist Party was not C. Rajagopalachari; Swatantra was not Acharya Narendra Deva.

Summary. Official key is (b) only two. Bharatiya Jana Sangh was founded under Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee. Jagjivan Ram led Congress for Democracy in 1977. C. Rajagopalachari founded the Swatantra Party, not the Socialist Party. Acharya Narendra Deva was a socialist, not Swatantra. So 1 and 3 match; 2 and 4 do not.

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