Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Crisis of democratic Order

Question:

Match List I with List II

LIST I

LIST II

A. Jagjivan Ram

I. Symbol of opposition to emergency

B. Chaudhary Charan Singh

II. Proponent of Khadi

C. Morarji Desai

III. Labour Minister in first ministry of free India

D. Jayaprakash Narayan

IV. Proponent of rural and agricultural development

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

A-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II

A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV

A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV

Correct Answer:

A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3 - A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

LIST I

LIST II

A. Jagjivan Ram

III. Labour Minister in first ministry of free India

B. Chaudhary Charan Singh

IV. Proponent of rural and agricultural development

C. Morarji Desai

II. Proponent of Khadi

D. Jayaprakash Narayan

I. Symbol of opposition to emergency

 

Jagjivan Ram (1908–1986): Freedom fighter and Congress leader from Bihar; Deputy Prime Minister of India (1977-79); member of Constituent Assembly; also a Member of Parliament since 1952 till his death; Labour Minister in the first ministry of free India; held various other ministries from 1952 to 1977; a scholar and astute administrator.

Chaudhary Charan Singh (1902-1987): Prime Minister of India between July1979 - January 1980; freedom fighter; active in the politics of Uttar Pradesh; proponent of rural and agricultural development; left Congress party and founded Bharatiya Kranti Dal in 1967; twice Chief Minister of U.P.; later he was one of the founders of the Janata Party in 1977 and became Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister (1977-79); founder of Lok Dal.

Morarji Desai (1896-1995): Freedom fighter; a Gandhian leader; Proponenet of Khadi, naturopathy and prohibition; Chief Minister of Bombay State; Deputy Prime Minister (1967- 1969); joined Congress (O) after the split in the party; Prime Minister from 1977 to 1979—first Prime Minister belonging to a non-Congress party.

Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan (JP) (1902-1979): A marxist in his youth; founder general secretary of the Congress Socialist Party and the Socialist Party; a hero of the 1942 Quit India movement; declined to join Nehru’s cabinet; after 1955 quit active politics; became a Gandhian and was involved in the Bhoodan movement, negotiations with the Naga rebels, peace initiative in Kashmir and ensured the surrender of decoits in Chambal; leader of Bihar movement, he became the symbol of opposition to Emergency and was the moving force behind the formation of Janata Party.