Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
| (A) | Karpoori Thakur | (I) | Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (1956) |
| (B) | S. Nijalingappa | (II) | Chief Minister of Madras (Tamil Nadu - 1967) |
| (C) | N. Sanjeeva Reddy | (III) | Chief Minister of Mysore (Karnataka) |
| (D) | C. Natarajan Annadurai | (IV) | Chief Minister of Bihar between December 1970 and June 1971 |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
(A) Karpoori Thakur — this matches (IV) Chief Minister of Bihar between December 1970 and June 1971.
(B) S. Nijalingappa — this matches (III) Chief Minister of Mysore (Karnataka).
(C) N. Sanjeeva Reddy — this matches (I) Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (1956). He was one of the powerful State leaders of the Syndicate, from Andhra Pradesh.
(D) C. Natarajan Annadurai — this matches (II) Chief Minister of Madras (Tamil Nadu - 1967).
Note: None of the NCERT books — the pre-rationalised, 2023-24, 2025-26 or 2026-27 edition — calls N. Sanjeeva Reddy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh; they name him as a leader of Andhra Pradesh in the Syndicate. He became the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh when the State was formed in 1956. The other three entries are given in the leaders’ boxes of the book.
NCERT (2026-27): Politics in India since Independence — Chapter 5: Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System
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