UPSC PRELIMS · HISTORY · MODERN HISTORY: POLITICAL PARTIES

Consider the following pairs of political parties and leaders: 1. Bharatiya Jana Sangh — 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 pairs are correctly matched?

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EXPLANATION

Shyama Prasad Mukherjee led the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and Jagjivan Ram founded the Congress for Democracy. C. Rajagopalachari was associated with the Swatantra Party, while Acharya Narendra Dev was associated with the socialist movement, so two pairs are correct.

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