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
Correct Answer
C
Only three
D
All four
Explanation
Pairs 1 and 3 are correctly matched as Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1951 and Jagjivan Ram established Congress for Democracy in 1977. Pairs 2 and 4 are incorrect because their leaders are swapped: C. Rajagopalachari founded the Swatantra Party, while Acharya Narendra Dev was a prominent leader of the Socialist Party. The question tests the core concept of post-independence political history and the formation of major opposition parties in India.
Post-Independence IndiaPolitical Parties & FoundersBharatiya Jana SanghShyama Prasad MukherjeeSocialist PartyC. RajagopalachariCongress for DemocracyJagjivan RamSwatantra Party