Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Era of one Party Dominance

Question:

Which position did Deen Dayal Upadhyaya hold in the Bharatiya Jana Sangh till 1967?

Options:

President

Vice President

General Secretary

Treasurer

Correct Answer:

General Secretary

Explanation:

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya (1916-1968):

Born in Mathura, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya was the 10th President of Bharatiya Jana Sangh.
He joined The Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS) in 1937, became a pracharak, & served as a full-time RSS worker since 1942.
He was one of the founding members & the General Secretary of the Bharatiya Jan Sangh (1951- 67).
He introduced the concept of ‘Integral Humanism’ which followed the tradition of 'Advaita Vedanta’ (introduced by Adi Shankara).
In December 1967 he became the president of Jan Sangh, but that was short-lived.
Within two months he was found dead by a railway track in Mughal Sarai on 11th February 1968 under mysterious circumstances.