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Answer the following questions based on the picture:
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Which of the following statements is correct about the Grand Alliance of 1971? |
It was formed by non-Communist and non-Congress parties. It had a clear political and ideological programme. It was formed by all non-Congress parties. It was formed by Bharatiya Jana Sangh. |
It was formed by non-Communist and non-Congress parties. |
The correct answer is Option (1) → It was formed by non-Communist and non-Congress parties. The Grand Alliance of 1971 was formed by non-Communist and non-Congress parties (like the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Swatantra Party, Socialist Party, etc.) with the single objective of opposing Indira Gandhi’s Congress in the general elections. It did not have a clear ideological programme other than defeating Congress. |
