Match List I with List II LIST I LIST II A. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad I…

The correct answer is Option 3: A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

LIST I	LIST II
A. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad	III. Scholar of Islam
B. Acharya Narendra Dev	IV. Scholar of Buddhism
C. Shayama Prasad Mukherjee	II. Founder of Bharatiya Jana Sangh
D. C. Rajagopalachari	I. Founder of the Swatantra Party

Explanation:

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (1888-1958): original name — Abul Kalam Mohiyuddin Ahmed; scholar of Islam; freedom fighter and Congress leader; proponent of HinduMuslim unity; opposed to Partition; member of Constituent Assembly; Education Minister in the first cabinet of free India.

Acharya Narendra Dev (1889-1956): He was born as Narendra Nath on October 31, 1889, in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, India. Acharya Narendra Dev actively fought for India's independence and served as a member & the founding President of the Congress Socialist Party. He endured multiple imprisonments due to his involvement in the struggle against British rule. Narendra Dev championed the rights and welfare of peasants, becoming an integral part of the peasants' movement. He was a scholar of Buddhism. After India gained independence, he led the Socialist Party. Later, he became associated with the Praja Socialist Party.

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).

C. Rajagopalachari (1878-1972): A senior leader of Congress and literary writer; close associate of Mahatma Gandhi; member of Constituent Assembly; first Indian to be the Governor General of India (1948- 1950); minister in Union Cabinet; later became Chief Minister of Madras state; first recipient of the Bharat Ratna Award; founder of the Swatantra Party (1959).