Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Era of one Party Dominance

Question:

Match the following Leaders in List 1 with the organization/ideology founded or co-founded by them in List 2:

List- 1 (Leader)

List- 2 (Ideology/Organisation)

(A) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

(I) Integral Humanism

(B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

(II) Communist Party of India (M)

(C) A.K. Gopalan

(III) Independent Labour Party

(D) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya

(IV) Bharatiya Jana Sangha

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

Options:

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer:

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

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2- (A)- IV, (B)- III, (C)- II, (D)- I

The correct match is:

List- 1 (Leader)

List- 2 (Ideology/Organisation)

(A) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

(IV) Bharatiya Jana Sangha

(B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

(III) Independent Labour Party

(C) A.K. Gopalan

(II) Communist Party of India (M)

(D) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya

(I) Integral Humanism

Explanation:

Shyama Prasad Mukherjee emerged as a leader of Hindu Mahasabha, advocating for the interests of the Hindu community. With the support of the RSS, he founded the 'Bharatiya Jana Sangh', which eventually evolved into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (1891-1956)- He was a prominent leader of the anti-caste movement & played a pivotal role in the struggle for justice for the Dalits. He founded the Independent Labour Party, The Scheduled Castes Federation & envisioned the formation of the Republican Party of India.

A.K. Gopalan began his political career as a Congress worker (joined in 1927) in Kerala. In 1939, he made the decision to join the Communist Party. Following the split in the Communist Party in 1964, Gopalan aligned himself with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (co-founder).

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya 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).