(a) Only one (b) Only two (c) Only three (d) All four
Correct Answer: (b) Only two
Explanation:
Pair 1: Bharatiya Jana Sangh – Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
Correct: Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1951 as the political wing of the RSS.
Pair 2: Socialist Party – C. Rajagopalachari
Incorrect: C. Rajagopalachari was the founder of the Swatantra Party, not the Socialist Party. The Socialist Party was associated with leaders like Jai Prakash Narayan and Ram Manohar Lohia.
Pair 3: Congress for Democracy – Jagjivan Ram
Correct: Jagjivan Ram was indeed a leader of the Congress for Democracy, a party he founded in 1977.
Pair 4: Swatantra Party – Acharya Narendra Dev
Incorrect: The Swatantra Party was founded by C. Rajagopalachari in 1959. Acharya Narendra Dev was associated with the Congress Socialist Party.
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Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS)
Founded in 1951 by Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee.
Political wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
Advocated for rebuilding India in accordance with Hindu culture.
Socialist Party
Founded by Jai Prakash Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohia, and Acharya Narendra Deva in 1934.
Aimed for Independence and Socialism.
Became defunct in 1948.
Congress for Democracy
Founded by Jagjivan Ram in 1977.
Formed as a breakaway faction from the Indian National Congress.
Swatantra Party
Founded by C. Rajagopalachari in 1959.
Advocated for free-market policies and opposed the socialist policies of the Indian National Congress.
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