Match List - I with List - II.

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

The correct answer is Option (1) - (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

In January 1966, Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistan’s General Ayub Khan formalized an agreement known as the Tashkent Agreement, following the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, which had been facilitated by the Soviet Union. The agreement aimed to restore peace and normalize relations between the two countries after the conflict

C. Natarajan Annadurai (1909-1969): Served as the Chief Minister of Madras (now Tamil Nadu) starting from 1967. Prior to his political career, he had a background in journalism, being both a prolific writer and an eloquent speaker. In his early days, he was affiliated with the Justice Party in Madras province. However, he later aligned with the Dravid Kazhagham in 1934. His pivotal step came in 1949 when he established the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) as a full-fledged political party. A passionate advocate of Dravidian culture, he was firmly against the imposition of Hindi and led the charge in anti-Hindi agitations. Furthermore, he strongly supported the idea of providing increased autonomy to individual states within India.

Indira Gandhi helped East Pakistan in its liberation from East Pakistan. India and Pakistan had a full-fledged war in 1971 in which India emerged victorious. This soared Indira Gandhi's reputation.

Ram Manohar Lohia (1910-1967) was a notable figure distinguished as a socialist leader and thinker. He actively participated in India's fight for freedom and was instrumental in the establishment of the Congress Socialist Party. Following the division within the parent party, he assumed leadership roles in the Socialist Party and later in the Samyukta Socialist Party. During his tenure as a Member of the Lok Sabha from 1963 to 1967, Lohia contributed significantly to parliamentary proceedings and discussions. He held the position of founder editor for publications such as "Mankind" and "Jan," wherein he made significant contributions to the development of an innovative non-European socialist theory.