Match the following Political Leaders in List 1 with the Description that suits them the most in List 2 correctly:

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

(a)- iv, (b)- iii, (c)- i, (d)- ii

The correct answer is Option 3 - (a)- iv, (b)- iii, (c)- i, (d)- ii

The correct match is:

Explanation:

Despite Mrs Gandhi’s reservations the ‘syndicate’ managed to nominate her long time opponent and then speaker of the Lok Sabha, N. Sanjeeva Reddy, as the official Congress candidate for the ensuing Presidential elections

Karpoori Thakur: Chief Minister of Bihar between December 1970 and June 1971 and again between June 1977 and April 1979; Freedom Fighter and socialist leader; active in labor and peasant movements; staunch follower of Lohia; participated in the movement led by JP; known for his decision to introduce reservations for the backward classes in Bihar during his Chief Ministership

V.V. Giri (1894-1980) held the presidency of India from 1969 to 1974. He began as a Congress worker and labour leader in Andhra Pradesh before expanding his influence. He served as the Indian High Commissioner to Ceylon (Sri Lanka), the Labor Minister in the Union cabinet. He held the post of Governor in Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, and Mysore (Karnataka). Giri's trajectory also included being Vice-President (1967-1969) and acting President following President Zakir Hussain's passing in 1969. Notably, in 1969 he contested and won the presidential election as an independent candidate, backed by the support of Indira Gandhi.

Indira Gandhi nationalized 14 major private banks on July 19, 1969. Her decision and move became a landmark moment in India's economic history.