Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Regional Aspirations

Question:

Who was the founder and leader of the Mizo National Front, turned into a rebel after the experience of the famine in 1959?

Options:

Laldenga

Angami Zapu

Kazi Lhendup Dorji Khangsarpa

Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah

Correct Answer:

Laldenga

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 1 -  Laldenga

Laldenga  was the founder and leader of the Mizo National Front and turned into a rebel after the experience of the famine in 1959.

Laldenga (1937-1990): Founder and leader of the Mizo National Front; turned into a rebel after the experience of the famine in 1959; led an armed struggle against India for two decades; reached a settlement and signed an agreement with Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1986; became the chief minister of the newly created State of Mizoram.