Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Challenges to and Restoration of the Congress System

Question:

Match the Rebel leader with their region

List I - Leader

 List II - Description/Associated with

(A) Ram Manohar Lohia

(I) Advocacy of reservation for backward castes and opposition to English

(B) Natarajan Annadurai

(II) President of Congress during 1968-71

(C) K. Kamaraj

(III) Chief Minister of Madras from 1967

(D) S. Nijalingappa

(IV) Introduced a mid-day meal scheme for school children in Tamil Nadu

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)- (IV)

(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)- (II)

(A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)- (I)

(A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)- (IV)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)- (II)

Explanation:

Ram Manohar Lohia advocated of reservation for backward castes and opposition to English. He was also famous for launching sharp attacks on Nehru.

Natarajan Annadurai was the Chief Minister of Madras from 1967. Also, he is the founder of The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party.

K. Kamaraj introduced a mid-day meal scheme for schoolchildren in Tamil Nadu. He also introduced the 'Kamraj Plan which stated that the senior congressman should resign from office to make way for younger party workers.

S. Nijalingappa was the President of Congress during 1968-71. He was one of the 'Syndicate' leaders of Congress. Syndicate was the informal name given to a group of Congress leaders who were in control of the party’s organisation.