Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Era of one Party Dominance

Question:

Match the following Political Personalities in List 1 correctly with the description in List 2:

List 1- Political Personalities

List 2- Description

(a) Babasaheb Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar 

(i) Founder of Bharatiya Jana Sangh

(b) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya

(ii) Co-Founder of Communist Party of India (M)

(c) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

(iii) Gave the concept of Integral Humanism 

(d) A.K. Gopalan

(iv) Founded the Scheduled Castes Federation

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

Options:

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

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

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

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

Correct Answer:

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

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2 - (a)- iv, (b)- iii, (c)- i, (d)- ii

List 1- Political Personalities

List 2- Description

(a) Babasaheb Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar 

(iv) Founded the Scheduled Castes Federation

(b) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya

(iii) Gave the concept of Integral Humanism

(c) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

(i) Founder of Bharatiya Jana Sangh

(d) A.K. Gopalan

(ii) Co-Founder of Communist Party of India (M)

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar- 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.

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya- 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).

Shyama Prasad Mukherjee- The Bharatiya Jana Sangh was founded in 1951 by Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, with its lineage traced back to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Hindu Mahasabha.

A.K. Gopalan- 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). Gopalan earned respect and recognition as a parliamentarian.