Match List I with List II
| LIST I | LIST II | ||
| A. | Railway Strike | I. | Jayaprakash Narayan |
| B. | Total Revolution | II. | Morarji Desai |
| C. | Gujarat Movement | III. | Jagjivan Ram |
| D. | Congress for Democracy | IV. | George Fernandes |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
(A) Railway Strike — this matches (IV) George Fernandes, who led the National Coordination Committee for Railwaymen’s Struggle in 1974.
(B) Total Revolution — this matches (I) Jayaprakash Narayan.
(C) Gujarat Movement — this matches (II) Morarji Desai, who announced an indefinite fast if fresh elections were not held in the State.
(D) Congress for Democracy — this matches (III) Jagjivan Ram.
NCERT (2026-27): “Railway Strike of 1974 … The National Coordination Committee for Railwaymen’s Struggle led by George Fernandes gave a call for nationwide strike by all employees of the Railways for pressing their demands related to bonus and service conditions.… Gujarat and Bihar movements … In January 1974 students in Gujarat started an agitation against rising prices of food grains, cooking oil and other essential commodities, and against corruption in high places. The students’ protest was joined by major opposition parties and became widespread leading to the imposition of President’s rule in the state. The opposition parties demanded fresh elections to the state legislature. Morarji Desai, a prominent leader of Congress (O), who was the main rival of Indira Gandhi when he was in the Congress, announced that he would go on an indefinite fast if fresh elections were not held in the State.… Gujarat and Bihar movements … Jayaprakash Narayan demanded the dismissal of the Congress government in Bihar and gave a call for total revolution… Lok Sabha Elections, 1977 … Some other Congress leaders also came out and formed a separate party under the leadership of Jagjivan Ram. This party named as Congress for Democracy, later merged with the Janata Party.…” |