Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Regional Aspirations

Question:

Mizo National Front was formed under the leadership of ______.

Options:

Angami Zapu Phizo

Laldenga

Kazi Lhendup

Rajiv Gandhi

Correct Answer:

Laldenga

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) - Laldenga

After Independence, the Mizo Hills area was made an autonomous district within Assam. Some Mizos believed that they were never a part of British India and therefore did not belong to the Indian union. But the movement for secession gained popular support after the Assam government failed to respond adequately to the great famine of 1959 in Mizo hills. The Mizos’ anger led to the formation of the Mizo National Front (MNF) under the leadership of Laldenga.