Match the LIST-I with LIST-II
| LIST-I (Events/ Famous For) | LIST-II (Leader) | ||
| A. | Railway Strike | I. | George Fernandes |
| B. | Leader of Bihar students movement | II. | Jayaprakash Narayan |
| C. | First Prime Minister belonging to a non-Congress party | III. | Morarji Desai |
| D. | Founder of Bharatiya Kranti Dal | IV. | Chaudhary Charan Singh |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A – I, B – II, C – III, D – IV
(A) Railway Strike — this matches (I) George Fernandes. He led the call for the nationwide railway strike of May 1974.
(B) Leader of Bihar students movement — this matches (II) Jayaprakash Narayan. The students invited him to lead their movement in 1974.
(C) First Prime Minister belonging to a non-Congress party — this matches (III) Morarji Desai. He was Prime Minister from 1977 to 1979.
(D) Founder of Bharatiya Kranti Dal — this matches (IV) Chaudhary Charan Singh. He founded it in 1967.
NCERT (2025-26): “Gujarat and Bihar movements … In March 1974 students came together in Bihar to protest against rising prices, food scarcity, unemployment and corruption. After a point they invited Jayaprakash Narayan (JP), who had given up active politics and was involved in social work, to lead the student movement. He accepted it on the condition that the movement will remain non-violent and will not limit itself to Bihar. Thus the students’ movement assumed a political character and had national appeal.…”
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